Kenyans in Nakuru Share their Daily Struggle for Food
By Dennis Gathi, DevReporter, Nakuru County
“We are yet to take breakfast even now. We are trying to raise money to have lunch at least. For supper, it remains a wait-and-see affair.”
Beverly Akinyi’s voice trembles as she speaks. Her family, like many others in Nakuru County, faces a harsh reality—uncertainty about their next meal.
In...
Nakuru Bets on the Golden Oilseed to Cut Kenya’s Edible Oil Import Bill
By Grace Wamaitha, DevReporter, Nakuru County
Highlights
Nakuru farmers grow sunflower to cut oil imports bill.
Kenya spends Sh160B annually on importation of edible oils.
Sunflower is drought-tolerant.
Sunflower Farming creates jobs and opportunities for youth and women.
As edible oil prices hike and imports drain the country’s coffers, Nakuru farmers are planting a solution...
Giants Fall: Why the Fall of Mogumo Trees in Endebess; Toroso, Matters to the Sabaot Community
By Emanuel Kipkorir Tarus, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia County
Key Highlights
The Mugumo tree is regarded sacred
Two Mugumo trees fell down in Trans Nzoia, Bungoma
Elders unsettled by the incidents, plan rituals
49 bulls set to be slaughtered to cleanse the community
For the Sabaot community living in Trans Nzoia and Bungoma counties, the Mugumo...