The High Court has declined to suspend the hearing of a multimillion shillings land case in Thika belonging to the family of former chief spy James Kanyotu
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The tea here is grown down in the south of the country, near the Kenyan border, and shares a similar climate and terrain, meaning quality can be very high. An area to watch, producing strong, full-bodied teas with their own idiosyncratic notes.
Kenya
Tea was first planted here in 1904 by the British Caine brothers, from seedlings taken from Darjeeling. Yup, another relic of Empire, but for once, a positive one, because tea thrived in the cool climate and the wonderfully rich, red volcanic soil of Kenya’s Highlands, sitting on both sides of the Great Rift Valley. It’s the third largest producer of tea in the world, the international leader in CTC black tea, as well as producing a small amount of white and green tea. And, as a percentage of what it produces, it’s the world’s largest tea exporter.
FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
Joseph Maina, a Macadamia farmer at Gatitu Village in Nyeri.The prices of Macadamia have sharply decreased. [Kibata Kihu, Standard].
Macadamia farmers are counting losses after the crop prices dropped to all-time lows due to two major challenges facing the market.
This has been attributed to countrywide lockdowns across Europe, America and Asia implemented to control the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 2019, farmers in Nyeri, Meru and Embu sold 1kg of macadamia at Sh200, but now the price has plummeted to as low as Sh30 per kilo.
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Peter Wambugu, a farmer in Kangaita, Tetu constituency, has been a macadamia farmer for 20 years.
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KWS Ordered to Pay Family Ksh4 Million Compensation
Director General KWS, John Waweru during a Tv interview on March 3,2021
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The Kenya Wildlife Service(KWS) was ordered to pay the family of Josphat Karii Njeru over Ksh 4 million compensation fee after he was killed by a stray Elephant on May 1, 2017.
“This court entered judgement for the appellant at Ksh 5 million, less 20 per cent liability that reduced the figure by one million. The appellant is therefore awarded Ksh 4 million-plus special damages of Ksh 45,000,” read the judgement.
The decision was made by Justice Robert Kipkoech Limo sitting at the High Court in Chuka. The judge set aside a decision made earlier by the Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court in Marimati dismissing a suit by Jediel Muriithi Njeru, who is the legal representative of Karii’s family.