Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has urged collaboration among industry players to encourage cross-disciplinary innovations and novel solutions for large-scale agricultural challenges. He believes that pooling resources through collaborative projects will help tackle these challenges efficiently, benefiting both developed and developing regions. The African population is projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, putting pressure on production resources and potentially leading to biodiversity loss. Agriculture plays a fundamental role in the economy, contributing 33.3% of the GDP directly and 57% indirectly through linkages with other sectors. Investing in agriculture has the potential to lower the cost of living, eradicate hunger, create jobs, expand the tax revenue base, and improve the foreign exchange balance. To achieve resilient, inclusive, and sustainable food systems, interdisciplinary solutions are needed, spanning agronomy, genetics, engineering, and data science. Equity Group Holdings Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. James Mwangi, stated that 60% of their customers are small-scale farmers across the eight ecological zones in six countries. The approach to agriculture is strategic, with 30% of the company’s funding going to agriculture, corresponding to approximately 34% of GDP.
The Kajiado drought has led to increased livestock prices, leaving many families without income. Some herders have survived, with mature sheep, goats, bulls, and heifers selling at higher prices. Governments are urged to help restock livestock during the festive season.
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is celebrating World Quality Day, promoting compliance with quality standards, consumer protection, environmental responsibility, and innovation. Critics argue that Kenya’s importation of locally manufactured products exports jobs and denies youth opportunities. KEBS Managing Director emphasizes quality as a culture.
The Kenyan National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) has set targets for 2022/2023, aiming to establish a coordinated justice system. Progress has been made in fortifying coordination, promoting reform in criminal and civil justice sectors, and expanding justice to vulnerable populations. The council has initiated legal, policy, and administrative reforms.
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) have partnered to plant over 60,000 mangroves in Tudor Creek, Mombasa, to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The partnership aims to increase tree cover by 30% by 2032. KPC has been involved in tree-growing for three years, growing 500,000 trees and donating 30 bee hives to the local community. The initiative is part of Kenya’s Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Programme, aiming to grow 15 billion trees.
Interior and National Government Coordination Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki hands over a Certificate of Quality Qualifications to Ihururu Rehabilitation Center to Nyeri Deputy Governor Warui Kinaniri. The CS said that the main security threats are bandits in parts of Baringo, Laikipia and part of Samburu. He also said drugs and illicit brew as well as outlawed sects like Mungiki are also part of security threats which Kenyans must be on the lookout. Photo/Paul Wanjiru
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