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The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has moved to woo passengers to its railway service, the Madaraka Express, in a new round of incentives announced Friday. Central to the fresh incentives which are set to begin during the second anniversary of the service on June 1, 2019 is the expansion of
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The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has moved to woo passengers to its railway service, the Madaraka Express, in a new round of incentives announced Friday. Central to the fresh incentives which are set to begin during the second anniversary of the service on June 1, 2019 is the expansion of
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Kenya’s largest telco-operator by size Safaricom will pay out a special dividend to shareholders following its record year of profit making in what is a first for the company. Having posted a 14.4 percent increase in net profit for the period ending March 31, 2019 to Ksh.63.
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Kenya’s largest telco-operator by size Safaricom will pay out a special dividend to shareholders following its record year of profit making in what is a first for the company. Having posted a 14.4 percent increase in net profit for the period ending March 31, 2019 to Ksh.63.
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By KEN WALIBORA More by this Author Despite being arguably the biggest and richest continent on the planet, Africa does not enjoy the involvement of its strongest force in agriculture – the youth. Agribusiness experts recently converged on the Rwandan capital city, Kigali, to deliberate on what ails Africa’s smallholder
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By SAMMY WAWERU More by this Author Nyeri is one of the counties that are known for producing coffee and tea. Its climate is also favourable for passion fruit, avocado, mango, vegetable and banana growing. At David Karira Ndiritu’s family land in Thaithi village, about a kilometre from Karatina,
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By ANN MACHARIA More by this Author Every season comes with challenges to farmers. Fortunately, farmers can always find ways of overcoming many of these problems. High temperatures usually lead to the rise in red spider mites’ numbers, especially in tomatoes, strawberries, beans, cucurbits capsicum, eggplants and several other crops.
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By DR JOSEPH MUGACHIA More by this Author I took off some days to attend the Kenya Veterinary Association Annual Scientific Conference in Kisumu, which began on April 24. On April 27, a large number of vets converged on Alendu to celebrate the day. We treated and vaccinated animals as
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By ELIZABETH OJINA More by this Author The kilometre-long road from Uyoma Naya hardware leads the Seeds of Gold team to Jakinda Poultry Farm in Nyamasaria, Kisumu County. We meet Elizabeth Jakinda at the farm. She is in a yellow blouse and floral brown skirt attending to her 800 layers.
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By SILLUS O ODUOR More by this Author The world is moving from chemically produced fruits, cereals, meat and vegetables to organically grown food. Food produced organically is preferred by many because it has few pesticides, is fresh as it contains no preservatives and is friendly to the environment, among
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State corporations and other government agencies owe the national government close to Ksh.800 billion in loans. According to last year’s budget estimates, the monies were lent to 72 organisations as at June 30, 2018 but only Ksh.69 billion was repaid. Among the heavy state borrowers actively servicing
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State corporations and other government agencies owe the national government close to Ksh.800 billion in loans. According to last year’s budget estimates, the monies were lent to 72 organisations as at June 30, 2018 but only Ksh.69 billion was repaid. Among the heavy state borrowers actively servicing