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Esther Kagai, an organic farmer and trainer on her Kiserian farm.
Peter Gicharu was a small boy in 1953 when he began farming. He was in a primary school near Mang’u, Kiambu County, and growing food crops in the school garden was part of practical lessons in agriculture.
Back then, Gicharu did not know that what he and the other pupils were practising was organic farming. He, however, remembers that they did not use any chemicals to enhance soil fertility or kill pests, but instead used compost material and mulching to grow food crops.
The former banker who retired in 1987 after 20 years in the financial industry is an organic farmer in Upper Matasia, near Ngong, still using similar methods he learned in school, close to 70 years ago. Making Biblical reference, Gicharu says this was the kind of agriculture that “God directed Adam and Eve to practise because He knew the benefits.”
11-Floor Building Hosting Naivas Supermarket Put on Auction
Thika Business Center located in Thika Town, Kiambu County.
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An 11-storey building at the heart of Thika Town with a monthly income of Ksh6.7 million has been put on auction.
A notice by Garam Investments Auctioneers published in a local daily on Monday, May 10, indicated that the building, Thika Business Center, which hosts Naivas supermarket was placed under auction on orders of the chargee s lawyers.
Situated in the centre of Thika CBD, the building boasts 11 storeys and two basements with a capacity of 45 parking slots. The basements also contains water tanks and an underpass store.
Multi-Billion Tech Projects Uhuru is Banking On
7 May 2021 - 3:11 pm
President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking during a panel discussion at the virtual leaders summit on climate change convened by US President Joe Biden on April 23, 2021.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched a number of projects during his term as president, keen to meet his Big 4 Agenda of universal health care, affordable housing, manufacturing, and food security.
As he looks to secure his legacy, a number of projects he has pursued have been technology-oriented. While some have already commenced operations, others are at different levels of establishment.
The projects are crucial to keeping Kenya and its workforce remain competitive in the current technology-driven world, the game changers in innovation are; machine and deep learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, the internet of things, robotics, augmented reality, and virtual reality.
Ruto Meets MPs in Kihika s Karen Home After BBI Vote
7 May 2021 - 6:15 pm
DP William Ruto addresses leaders from Nakuru County at his Karen, Nairobi home on Monday, Aug 24, 2020
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Deputy President William Ruto met over 50 individuals including a section of Mt Kenya politicians- on Friday morning, May 7 - hours after MPs passed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) bill.
The meeting was conducted at Nakuru Senator, Susan Kihika s Karen, Nairobi home.
Speaking to
Kenyans.co.ke, Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, stated that the politicians and experts from different sectors met to discuss economic revival, a subject the DP has been propagating since the pandemic broke out in the country.
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Benjamin Imbai s body was found in a forest in Gatundu North on April 20, 2021. [File, Standard]
Benjamin Imbai, one of the four men who went missing in Kitengela on April 19, was strangled and suffocated, a postmortem has revealed.
The autopsy was conducted at the General Kago Funeral Home in Thika, Kiambu County on Wednesday, May 5.
The report seen by
The Standard indicates Imbai, 30, had several bruises on his body, suggesting he struggled to free himself from his abductors’ grip. He was, however, unsuccessful.
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The examination further suggested Imbai was tied, pinned to the ground and, thereafter, suffocated to death.