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Cold weather pushes locusts out of Nyandarua County

Farmers in Nyandarua have been assured the County is safe from desert locust invasion because its cold weather is not conducive to the insects.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Cold weather pushes locusts out of Nyandarua County

Kiraitu, Waiguru and Kimemia shine, as Mt Kenya seeks for equitable sharing of national cake

Kiraitu, Waiguru and Kimemia shine, as Mt Kenya seeks for equitable sharing of national cake

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Central Kenya men turn to old customs

Central Kenya men turn to old customs

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Land grabbing chokes Thika town

Land grabbing chokes Thika town

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

High stakes in Waiguru, Kibicho clash

The standoff had President Uhuru Kenyatta on February 1 this year direct the county leaders resolve the dispute without delaying any longer.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

High stakes in Waiguru, Kibicho clash

Woman: My husband is not under a spell, he has mental illness

PG20 Esther Kiama stood by her husband, right, through his illness despite some friends turning their backs on her.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Woman: My husband is not under a spell, he has mental illness

Governor Kiraitu roots for balance in top State jobs

'We are fronting for a system that everybody can have a sense of ownership of the government.'

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Governor Kiraitu roots for balance in top State jobs

Nyeri town receives Sh45 million for sewerage expansion

NYEWASCO has received Sh45million from the national government for the expansion of the sewerage system within Nyeri town

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Nyeri town receives Sh45 million for sewerage expansion

Mt Kenya railway restoration on course

The smartphone flips open, like a case, opening into a 6.7-inch screen, and fits in a pocket when folded.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Mt Kenya railway restoration on course

Fears of maize shortage rise as rains delay crop harvest

Mt Kenya region is expected to suffer from its staple maize shortage following excessive rains that continue to pound the country

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Fears of maize shortage rise as rains delay crop harvest

Kenya-Ethiopia border trade point to open in Marsabit

The national government is finalising plans to establish another border entry point in Marsabit County

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Kenya-Ethiopia border trade point to open in Marsabit

Kiraitu roots for regional balance in top State job

In a briefing, Kiraitu said their proposal for the appointment of the senior state officers seeks to ensure the inclusivity of all communities.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Kiraitu roots for regional balance in top State job

Coffee theft returns as guard is killed

Coffee farmers in Murang’a County want the government to control the number of millers, who have been licensed in the country.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Coffee theft returns as guard is killed

Fault lines appear within Solai

The fault lines were running below the Nyaru water pan, and some of the neighboring homesteads occasioned with deep cracks and soil slides.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Fault lines appear within Solai

Maize shortage fears over excess rains

The prolonged rain lead to water logging subjecting the crops to uncontrollable blight and bacterial wilting.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Maize shortage fears over excess rains

Meru to host BBI meeting as GEMA tables list of demands

A section of Mt. Kenya leaders have aired their reservations on the BBI, a product of the handshake between President Uhuru and ODM leader Odinga.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Meru to host BBI meeting as GEMA tables list of demands

New face of Salgaa: From black spot to top industrial, commercial hub

It has been a notorious black spot that has claimed thousands of lives for years.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

New face of Salgaa: From black spot to top industrial, commercial hub

Railway revival starts

Rehabilitation of the 240-kilometer old meter-gauge railway from Nairobi to Nanyuki has started, in a move expected to ease the cost of transport

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Railway revival starts

Bedbugs outbreak hits Nakuru, joint effort to fumigate

The county government of Nakuru is working with experts from the private sector to provide a permanent solution to the bedbug and sand fly menace.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Bedbugs outbreak hits Nakuru, joint effort to fumigate

Uhuru’s package taken with caution in Mt.Kenya

Now residents say a quick implementation will determine its depth of impact.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Uhuru’s package taken with caution in Mt.Kenya

Kirinyaga loses as Thiba dam stall

The Sh19 billion mega-dam was expected to solve water shortage in the rice-growing Mwea Irrigation Scheme but the works have since stalled.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Kirinyaga loses as Thiba dam stall

Nyeri to start menstrual hygiene for girls

Nyeri County government plans to start a menstrual hygiene programme as part of its social responsibility.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Nyeri to start menstrual hygiene for girls

Elder: Central Kenya risks losing power

Mt Kenya Star columnist and correspondent STEPHEN NDEGWA held an interview with the Chairman of the Kikuyu Council of Elders Association (KCEA), Wachi

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Elder: Central Kenya risks losing power

Chuka residents devour termites delicacy, supplement protein need

The winged termite is delicacy that is valued in those parts as a crucial protein source and a supplement to the staple food

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Chuka residents devour termites delicacy, supplement protein need

Youth prefer handouts to State funds, says Manyatta MP

The lawmaker said some young men would not mind even if a politician steals from the public coffers to dish out handouts to them.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Youth prefer handouts to State funds, says Manyatta MP

Pesticides linked to high cancer cases in Mwea

Wangui Ngirichi, the Kirinyaga County Woman Representative says every day, she gets at least five cases of request for medical assistance.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Pesticides linked to high cancer cases in Mwea

Youth launch drive to petition Uhuru to waive HELB loans

Graduates, their parents and members of the public have started collecting signatures to petition president Uhuru to waive all outstanding HELB loans

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Youth launch drive to petition Uhuru to waive HELB loans

What Uhuru told Central governors

Kirinyaga, Tharaka-Nithi and Kiambu have not paid any pending bills, according to a list released by The National Treasury.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

What Uhuru told Central governors

Semen factory opens

It’s a big boost for dairy farmers in Tharaka-Nithi, Meru and Embu counties with opening of Kenya Animal Generic Resource Centre

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Semen factory opens

Murder inquest: Trader beat lover

A butcher narrated to a Kiambu court his last encounter with a woman who was a lover to his boss before she died mysteriously.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Murder inquest: Trader beat lover

Hotel boom at Lake Elementaita faulted

The County Government of Nakuru has raised conservation concerns over increasing activities by hoteliers around Lake Elementaita.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Hotel boom at Lake Elementaita faulted

Sh3b to pay MCAs and governors’ allowances

However, the revenues generated are still low, compared to the total cash needed to finance development and recurrent expenditure.

By Mt Kenya Star 4 years ago

Sh3b to pay MCAs and governors’ allowances

Sleepwalking police officer falls off window in Nanyuki

A police officer based at Nanyuki Police Station is admitted at Mathari Hospital in Nyeri County with serious injuries after he jumped off the window.

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

Sleepwalking police officer falls off window in Nanyuki

How a couple makes Sh30,000 a-month

The farm is dotted with coffee, Hass avocado, pawpaw, macadamia bananas and vegetables. It is also home to two cows and chicken.

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

How a couple makes Sh30,000 a-month

Awareness critical in fighting fakes

Challenge of global illicit trade networks is that they have an ever growing sophistication and a tenacity that many legal structures can only envy.

By Mt Kenya Star Editorial 5 years ago

Awareness critical in fighting fakes

Make clean energy affordable for every Kenyan household

Cost wise, it’s estimated that 85 per cent of urban households uses charcoal, spending up to Sh50,000 per year.

By Mt Kenya Star Editorial 5 years ago

Make clean energy affordable for every Kenyan household

Passion fruits earn man a cool Sh30k per week

The 29-year-old grows the crop on the two-acre farm. He plans to increase the acreage from the current two to five acres.

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

Passion fruits earn man a cool Sh30k per week

Get ‘jua kali’ sector back on track to increase job opportunities

The jua kali sector has contributed greatly to the development of a pool of skilled and semi-skilled workers

By Mt Kenya Star Editorial 5 years ago

Get ‘jua kali’ sector back on track to increase job opportunities

Magician Prof Maseseka now lives in poverty and squalor

Later, Prof Maseseka just fizzled from the public arena and was never heard of again as if snatched by a magic spell to a different world.

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

Magician Prof Maseseka now lives in poverty and squalor

Teens target of holiday crimes

Top risks facing teenagers and youth, security chiefs said, include rape, recruitment into criminal gangs, inducement to drugs, and suicide.

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

Teens target of holiday crimes

Kenya Power revels new model of cheaper connections for rural homes

Kenya Power Company (KPC) is targeting to connect electricity to thousands of homesteads, especially in remote areas

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

Kenya Power revels new model of cheaper connections for rural homes

Fish dealer has no regrets quitting Sh25,000-a-month driver’s job

Kinyua does not regret leaving his job where he earned Sh25,000 monthly for self-employment.

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

Fish dealer has no regrets quitting Sh25,000-a-month driver’s job

Stadium an eyesore despite millions spent

After every heavy downpour, the running tracks and the pitch are flooded rendering the stadium unusable for days

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

Stadium an eyesore despite millions spent

Girl with disability feted for winning gold

Faith Nyagaki suffered a mental condition when she was barely one year old but that did not stop her from achieving her dreams.

By Mt Kenya Star 5 years ago

Girl with disability feted for winning gold

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