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Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry

Entrepreneurship Lake Region Bulletin (LRB)
From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from Uganda feeds huge Chinese demand. But the once thriving industry, awash with cartels and black...

PICTORIAL: Women daring crocodiles to earn a living in River Migori

News Denish Ochieng
Located in Migori County in western part of Kenya, River Migori is known for its crocodile infestation. However, towards its mouth in Lake Victoria,...

Environmental Sustainability: How sugar factory diversified operations to eliminate pollution

Environment Fredrick Odiero
Over one and a half decade ago, Chatthe family ventured into sugar milling business in Kibos, Kisumu County. The urge to achieve environmental sustainability has...

GOGO POWER SUB-STATION: New Year gift for Uriri residents

News Fredrick Odiero
The overdue expansion of Gogo Power Sub Station is set to begin in the new year. The expansion will see an upgrade of the plant...

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School heads risk jail terms for holding Knec certificates

A civil rights organization has commenced collection of statements from students whose national examination certificates are being held...
News

Calls for vigilance as data rights infringement complaints hit 7000

At least 7,128 complaints of personal data right infringement have been filed at the Office of the Data...
Fact Checker

FAKE: This image of Farmers holding Sweet Potato Shaking hands is AI-generated

This Image of two sweet potatoes shaking hands circulated on social media is FAKE. The attached photo shows four...
Entrepreneurship

Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital skill project targeting cyber security and data analytics. The youths...
News

Investment Conference exposes Nyanza’s development potentials

The government has announced plans to fast-track key development projects in Nyanza in renewed efforts to transform the...
Gender

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto to declare femicide as a national crisis. Through various rights...

Environment

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Agriculture

How groundwater could supplement surface irrigation for rice

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Established in 1966, Ahero Irrigation Scheme has over the...

Boost to farmer, crop safety as Africa’s first ISO-Certified protective clothing launched in Kenya

Agriculture 0
Safety of farmers and their crops have received a...

IFAJ 2025: Kenya’s leading science journalists network to host global agriculture congress

Agriculture 0
Nairobi is set to play host to a major...

Hope as Malawi’s first Bt Maize trials register excellent performance

Agriculture 0
Scientists at Malawi’s Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural...

Kisumu farmer discovers hidden wealth in Oyster Mushoom

Agriculture 0
At Kajulu Farms, Juma Sylvester spearheads a quiet agricultural...

How Russia-Ukrain war is killing chapati, mandazi business in Kisumu slums

Agriculture 0
In 2007, Eunice Atieno ventured into mandazi business at...

Siaya residents warned against selling farm produce as harvesting season begins

Agriculture 0
Residents of Siaya County have been cautioned against selling...

Irrigation agency sets pace for revamp of West Kano Scheme

Agriculture 0
For the past six years, West Kano Irrigation Scheme...

Entreprenuership

Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

Entrepreneurship 0
At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital...

Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade

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This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

Entrepreneurship 0
This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In...

Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry

Entrepreneurship 0
From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from...

Sh1 billion Kisumu Poly textile techno centre now ready for students

Entrepreneurship 0
There is light at the end of the tunnel...

Gender

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Gender 0
Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto...

Emotional tributes as KEFEADO celebrates 30 years of service to humanity

Gender 0
They say it takes two to tango, but the...

TIME BOMB: Of Busia streets and the doomed boychild

Gender 0
The long and snaking queues of transit trucks welcome...

United Nations boosts war against Gender-Based Violence in Vihiga

Gender 0
The war against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in...

Being Farida Salim: Kenya’s Samia Suluhu who chose ‘dirt’ against family wishes

Gender 0
“How can an upright thinking woman quit her profession...

Human Interest

How weak systems are aiding revenue leaks in South Sudan

Human Interest 0
Minerals are sources of wealth. Asian economic giants attribute...

How Ugandan forces have turned helpless Kenyan fishermen into their gold mines

Human Interest 0
The bright Friday morning sun exposes the buzzing activities...

Why Free Press remains an illusion in Kenya

Human Interest 0
 “I listen to the radio daily because it is...

Four weeks tour of Germany for Kisumu teacher best in German language

Human Interest 0
When Ms Edna Obare encountered a call by the...

NOT YET UHURU FOR PWDs: ‘How my family made fun of my disability’

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He was born a bubbly baby boy, a second...

Fact Checker

FAKE: This image of Farmers holding Sweet Potato Shaking hands is AI-generated

Fact Checker Polycarp Ochieng Polycarp Ochieng -
This Image of two sweet potatoes shaking hands circulated on social media is FAKE. The attached photo shows four ladies inside a sweet potato farm...
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FAKE: Diamond Platinumz did not apologize over Furaha City Festival circus

Fact Checker Winnie Ali Winnie Ali -
A letter circulating on social media claiming that Nasib Juma, popularly known as Diamond Platinumz, apologized to Kenyans over failure to perform at the...
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ALTERED: People Daily newspaper did not report that Rigathi Gachagua resigned 

Fact Checker Rolex Dan Omondi Rolex Dan Omondi -
This People Daily front page shared on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that the immediate former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua tendered his resignation is...
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FAKE: This news alert that Father Charles Kinyua has been summoned by the DCI is fabricated

Fact Checker Polycarp Ochieng Polycarp Ochieng -
Tuko and the DCI have termed the graphic fake.  A graphic with Tuko.co.ke branding on X purporting that Father Charles Kinyua has been summoned by...
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ALTERED: This video of Ruto purportedly attending Father Kinyua’s mass is misleading

Fact Checker Polycarp Ochieng Polycarp Ochieng -
President William Ruto was not in attendance and does not feature in the original video. A video accompanying an X (formerly Twitter) post claiming that ...
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Why Fact Check Desk is every newsroom’s need now more than ever

Fact Checker Kevine Omollo Kevine Omollo -
During the 2017 electioneering period in Kenya, I was a field reporter in Kisumu, covering political beat for one of the major mainstream media...
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