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A prominent Nyeri businessman has been charged with the brutal murder of his son.
Stephen Wang’ondu,75, was charged alongside four other suspects over the killing of his 33-year-old son Daniel Mwangi on New Year s Day.
Other suspects who were charged were James Mahinda, Geoffrey Warutumo, Eddy Kariuki and Raphael Wachira.
The five were accused of jointly killing Mwangi on January 1, this year at Mwiyogo area in Nyeri County, charges they all denied.
The five appeared before Justice Florence Muchemi at Nyeri High Court after psychiatric tests carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital s Othaya Annex, showed that the five were mentally stable to face murder charges.
Flour-blending project and the quest to uplift small-scale sorghum, millet farmers
Crop
By Jael Mboga | February 26th 2021 at 09:20:00 GMT +0300
A millet farm in Kombuini area of Mwea constituency, Kirinyaga County. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]
The government’s plan to blend flour is expected to improve profits for sorghum and millet farmers.
According to the CGIAR Research Programme on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC), major food policy changes are underway in Kenya.
The project that started in 2018 involves blending flour to increase the demand for millet, sorghum, cassava, sweet potato and amaranth.
An article on the CRP-GLDC research says some of the under-utilized high value foods are produced by approximately four million smallholder farmers.
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OPINION
Kenya is a beautiful country. From a majestic coastline that draws visitors from across the world, its position along the Equator, and its people, their heritage and their skills have all combined to make the country one of the most sought-after holiday destinations.
The country’s beauty is, however, not limited to the Coast. The Great Rift Valley with its attractive features – mountains, lakes and other physical attractions – is another asset that Kenya is endowed with. Lake Victoria and other features in Nyanza, such as Kit Mikayi, are sights to behold. So is Mt Kenya and other attractions in the Central and Eastern parts of the country.
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Phares Mutembei |
February 16th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
The Meru County government has been ordered to pay Sh339.1 million to owners of Leopard Rock located in Meru National Park.
High Court Judge Patrick Jeremy Otieno awarded the amount to Leopard Rock Mico Ltd, which was evicted from the park by the county.
The award was the compensation amount recommended by chartered arbitrator Calvin Nyachoti on December 19, 2019 for the cost of the facilities installed by the company that is owned by Michael Jean Dechauffur, and the cost of movable assets left at the hotel.
The evicted investor had operated Leopard Lodge, which is built on approximately 40 acres belonging to the defunct Nyambene County Council, from 2001 to 2018 under a lease instrument executed in 2001.