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Agriculture

Boost to farmers as Sh23 million soil laboratory is launched in Rongo University

Rongo University is the first University to have a soil analysis laboratory in Nyanza and the Western regions. The Sh23 million facility was constructed through...

Graduate abandons job search, turns village into a farming class

When he graduated in 2019, Erick Ochieng had a great vision. Get a well-paying job, start a family, and invest. But all these fell on a...

Why Sorghum farmers in Kisumu are against proposed tax on alcohol

Sorghum farmers in Kisumu now want the government to reduce the proposed excise tax on beer. The proposed excise tax saw a 10 per cent...

How Migori County is replacing tobacco with dairy farming

Migori County Livestock and Agriculture Department has launched the sixth phase of one dairy cow per tobacco farmer in seven sub counties. The project is...

Alarm as Armyworms wreak havoc in Kisumu

More than 10,000 acres of maize, sorghum and pasture has been invaded by Armyworms in Muhoroni. The outbreak which is now extending to better parts...

Reprieve to farmers as Government reduces fertiliser prices

Farmers across the country have a reason to smile following the government announcement to subsidize the prices of fertilisers. The Ministry of Agriculture has announced...

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How AI credit scoring keeps Kenyan women entrepreneurs out of capital

In 2020, when the world locked down, Rose Wanyabiti made a choice. She would not wait for the...

Busia Governor Paul Otuoma grilled by EACC over Sh1.4b tender fraud

Busia Governor Paul Otuoma has been questioned by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over Sh1.4 billion fraud...

Kisumu police nabbed by EACC for receiving Sh15, 000 bribe to free suspect

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has nabbed a police officer in Kisumu for allegedly demanding and receiving...

The power of community culture in understanding climate change

In 2025, Lake Region Bulletin benefitted from a Climate Culture reporting grant from ClimateXchange. The project involved the use of cultural...

Delayed implementation of Bamako Convention hurting  Kisumu fish industry

Maurice Ouko watches his two-month-old tilapia dart through the water inside his fish cage on Lake Victoria, moments...

KRA in a bid to introduce tax literacy in basic education curriculum

The country’s basic education may soon have comprehensive tax literacy in its curriculum. According to the Kenya Revenue Authority...