Kenya: Kakuzi Eyes Kenyan Tea Lovers With New Brand

Listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc has expanded into the tea business, launching its own tea brand targeting the local market. Read more »

Kenya: Sugar Factory Workers Suspend Planned Nationwide Strike After Talks

Sugar factory workers have suspended the nationwide strike following high-level crisis talks between the Government and the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers… Read more »

Kenya: Sugar Industry Faces Shutdown As Workers Demand Sh10.8bn in Unpaid Wages

A nationwide strike that could paralyze the country's sugar industry is looming after the newly elected Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Sugarcane Plantation and Allied… Read more »

Kenya: Flamingo Reinvests Vat Refunds to Expand Exports, Add 2,000 Jobs

Flamingo Horticulture Kenya is reinvesting VAT refunds to expand its Naivasha operations, a move expected to increase export capacity, create 2,000 new jobs and deepen value… Read more »

Kenya: Agricultural Exporters to Enjoy 8pc Cut On Input Vat Under Finance Bill 2026

The government has proposed an 8 percent reduction on input value-added tax (VAT) for agricultural exporters, cutting the rate from the current 16 percent, in a move aimed at… Read more »

Kenya: Sugar Prices to Remain Stable Despite Production Dip, Kenya Sugar Board Assures

Kenyans should not expect a spike in sugar prices despite concerns raised by recent Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data, the Kenya Sugar Board has said, assuring… Read more »

Kenya: Tatu Coffee Tops National Awards for Quality Kenyan Arabica

Tatu Coffee Estates Limited has won first and third place in the highly competitive Washed Arabica Category at the National Taste of Harvest Kenya 2025-2026 Awards, cementing its… Read more »

Kenya: Worsening Drought Kills Over 70 Livestock in Mandera Amid Calls for Aid

A worsening drought situation in Mandera County is devastating communities, with Kenya Red Cross reporting the death of over 70 livestock in Chabii Barr, Rhamu Sub-County,… Read more »

Kenya: Govt Hails Sugar Sector Revival As 4 Key Mills Resume Operations

The government has announced major progress in the revival of Kenya's sugar sector following the resumption of operations by four key mills that had previously stalled. Read more »

East Africa: Kenya Exits Comesa Sugar Safeguard Regime After 24 Years

Kenya has formally exited the COMESA Sugar Safeguard regime after 24 years, marking a major turning point for the country's sugar industry and signalling confidence in its ability… Read more »

East Africa: Kenya Opens Sugar Market As Comesa Safeguard Expires

Kenya has opened its sugar market to regional competition following the expiry of the COMESA Sugar Safeguard on November 30, 2025, ending 24 years of controlled imports and tariff… Read more »

Kenya: LBDA Reports Strong Gains in Revenue, Agriculture, and Institutional Growth in 2025

The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) has recorded significant progress in revenue growth, agricultural modernization, and institutional strengthening in 2025, positioning… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Eyes UAE's $1 Billion Ai Initiative to Boost Digital, Health and Agriculture Sectors

Kenya could be among the key beneficiaries of the United Arab Emirates' newly announced US$1 billion Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Development initiative, a move that aligns… Read more »

Kenya: Donor-Funded Agriculture Projects Are Loans, Not Free Money - Agriculture CS Kagwe

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned that donor funded agriculture projects must be treated with the same discipline as public debt, insisting that many so-called… Read more »

Kenya: Donor-Funded Agriculture Projects Are Loans, Not Free Money - CS Kagwe

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned that donor-funded agriculture projects must be treated with the same discipline as public debt, saying many so-called donor… Read more »

East Africa: Wetangula Meets Muhoozi to Resolve Lake Victoria Fishermen Disputes

Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula met Uganda's General Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Monday in a courtesy call by the EAC Bureau of Speakers, emphasizing the need for… Read more »

Kenya: Financing Gap Risks Undermining Kenya's Agriculture Growth, Experts Warn

Kenya's agriculture sector risks being left behind unless financing gaps are urgently addressed, experts have warned, cautioning that underfunding could undermine the country's… Read more »

Kenya: Petitioners Contest High Court Ruling On Unregistered Seed Laws

Fifteen petitioners, among them smallholder farmers and Greenpeace Africa, have filed an appeal challenging a High Court decision that struck down key provisions of the Seed and… Read more »

Kenya: Govt Support to State-Owned Sugar Mills Distorts Competition - Report

Government support to state-owned sugar companies is undermining fair competition in the sector, a new report shows. Read more »

Kenya: 'Hii Wanyama Wananuka Vibaya' Mosiria Outlaws Livestock Keeping in Nairobi Residential Neighbourhoods

Immediate former Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has declared that animal farming will no longer be allowed in the capital's residential estates,… Read more »

Africa: Low Insurance Uptake Puts Kenyan, African Farmers At Risk

Low insurance penetration and high premiums are leaving millions of Kenyan and other African farmers exposed to climate shocks, industry players have warned, highlighting a growing… Read more »

Kenya: Tea Farmers to Receive 99,000 Metric Tonnes of Subsidised Fertiliser

It is a relief for thousands of tea farmers in the country as the government in collaboration with Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) imports close to 100,000 metric tonnes of… Read more »

Kenya: KTDA Puts Strategies in Place to Transform 'Farmers First' Philosophy Into Actionable Systems

The Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings (KTDA(H) Limited has put in strategies to transform the 'Farmers First" philosophy into actionable systems and services to ensure growers… Read more »

Kenya: Court Halts KTDA's Multi-Million Security Tender Over Transparency Dispute

The High Court has temporarily stopped the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and its subsidiary, Chai Trading Company Limited, from executing or implementing a multi-million… Read more »

Kenya: Govt Lifts Ban On Logging for Mature Trees

President William Ruto has lifted the ban on logging to allow for the harvesting of mature trees only in forests countrywide. Read more »