Farming, land reform, drought, livestock.
At the 17th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, officials called on African governments to increase domestic funding for food security programmes and integrate agriculture, health, water management and nutrition into national development plans to build resilient food systems amid climate shocks and water mismanagement threats.
17 hours ago · Capital News →
At the 17th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, officials called on African governments to increase domestic funding for food security programmes and integrate agriculture, health, water management and nutrition into national development plans to build resilient food systems amid climate shocks and water mismanagement threats.
17 hours ago · Capital News →
Kenya and the International Fund for Agricultural Development have signed a $2.08 million climate resilience grant funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through IFAD. The initiative will integrate climate information systems into agricultural value chains to help farmers and agribusinesses manage climate-related risks and improve agricultural productivity.
17 hours ago · Capital News →
Three suspects have been arrested in separate incidents in Kirinyaga County over alleged coffee theft, amid rising concerns among farmers about the crime. In one incident in Kagumo Sub-location, two suspects were arrested while allegedly stealing coffee from a farm; five others escaped.
23 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Two Meru lawyers have blamed the national government for failing to release a fertilizer subsidy owed to the Kenya Tea Development Agency, arguing that tea factory directors are wrongly blamed by farmers for low bonus payments. The Michiimikuru factory owes Sh183 million on fertilizer subsidy and Sh106 million on VAT refund, while the Kionyo tea factory had Sh167 million deducted.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
Over 3,000 families in Cherang'any, Trans Nzoia County, are calling on President Ruto, the National Land Commission, and security agencies to resolve a dispute over 1,198 acres where residents have completed purchase and subdivision processes but lack individual title deeds after over forty years. Community representatives claim Ministry of Lands officials are obstructing progress despite approved surveys and Land Control Board consents from 1992 and 2010.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
Africa's digital agriculture sector faces pressure to attract private investment and develop sustainable business models as donor funding tightens. Industry leaders say the sector must move beyond donor-dependent projects and build commercially viable solutions that can continue delivering agricultural information, financial services and market access after programme funding ends.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki launched the Karima Kabutu Irrigation Project in Othaya, Nyeri County, which is expected to provide water for farming on 834 acres and benefit 1,668 households. The project aims to enable year-round crop production and reduce reliance on rainfall.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has expanded milk cooling facilities to dairy cooperatives and producer groups across the county to reduce milk losses and increase production. The county government has distributed milk coolers, generators and solar power systems, which have helped cooperatives expand membership and lower operating costs.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court in Kerugoya will deliver its judgment on January 20, 2027, in a case challenging the planned privatisation of Mwea Rice Mills Limited. Two rice farmers filed the case in 2023 arguing that the privatisation process lacked meaningful public participation by farmers and other stakeholders.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The author argues that Kenya should consider domesticating buffaloes as livestock, pointing to India's success in rearing domesticated water buffaloes for milk and other products as a potential model for African agricultural development.
28 October 2026 · The Standard →
Residents and management of Kishushe Ranching Cooperative Society have stopped a government rapid response initiative adjudication exercise on an 18,000-acre disputed plot in Taita Taveta County, alleging the process is corrupt, lacks public participation, and favours powerful individuals. Ranch officials claim an MP grabbed 2,000 acres, another MP and a chief grabbed 1,000 acres and 300 acres respectively, and have petitioned Governor Andrew Mwadime to restart the process before the month-end deadline.
28 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Ogiek, Mt Elgon's original inhabitants who endured evictions from 1932 to 2006, are executing a 50-year strategic plan to reclaim their identity and heritage after an Environment and Land Court ruling in September 2022 recognized the 80,000-acre Chepkitale area as community trust land. The community is rebuilding on the moorland with traditional knowledge and support from international indigenous groups.
28 October 2026 · The Standard →
A Kakamega private developer has been ordered by court to surrender a 1.05-acre parcel of land valued at Sh40 million in Milimani area to the State Department for Housing and Urban Development, following an EACC recovery suit that challenged the unlawful allocation of property reserved for government housing.
28 October 2026 · The Standard →
The government has launched the Karima Kabutu Irrigation Project in Othaya Constituency, targeting 834 acres and 1,668 households to support year-round crop production and reduce reliance on rainfall. The scheme is projected to generate gross annual income of about Sh627 million and provide water for both agricultural and domestic use.
28 October 2026 · The Standard →
A research centre established in 1976 has been relaunched under a new board with renewed focus on research and development. The Centre for Transformative Research and Development (CETRAD) now operates under a partnership between the Government of Kenya, the University of Nairobi, and the University of Bern in Switzerland.
28 October 2026 · The Standard →
Development funding constraints threaten the long-term viability of digital agriculture platforms serving smallholder farmers, prompting calls for sustainable business models. Prosper Global AgriFin has reached more than 8.5 million smallholder farmers through digital services, but stakeholders warn that expansion does not guarantee sustainability given technology, support and rural delivery costs.
27 October 2026 · Capital News →
African farmers increasingly access weather forecasts, market information, and financial services via mobile phones, but a critical question remains on how these services survive once initial projects and funding end. Leaders in agriculture, finance, and technology gathered in Nairobi for the 10th AgriFin Learning Event to address this sustainability challenge, emphasizing the need to move beyond celebrating successful pilots.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Bornface Otieno Owino, a farmer and agricultural innovator from Homa Bay County, has been named the United Nations in Kenya's 2026 Person of the Year, the first person under 30 to receive the award. He was honoured for transforming community-led agriculture in the Lake Victoria basin through climate-smart farming methods including certified seeds, efficient irrigation, and soil conservation, and for training and mentoring fellow farmers and young people.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has opened the 13th World Potato Congress, the first held in Sub-Saharan Africa, attracting 1,000 delegates from 67 countries (Oct 26–30). Kagwe called on investors to expand potato processing, replace imported potato products with local alternatives, and unlock idle public land for commercial farming, noting that local supply meets about 40 per cent of Kenya's market while imports account for 60 per cent.
27 October 2026 · Capital News →
Galana-Kulalu Farm is deploying precision-farming technologies, including agricultural drones and irrigation sprinklers, to achieve maize yields of up to 35 bags per acre—more than three times the national average—as part of a planned 13 billion shilling expansion over three years.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has urged investors to establish potato processing factories and commercialise idle public land to strengthen local production, noting that local output currently meets only about 40 per cent of demand for potato products. Speaking at the opening of the 13th World Potato Congress in Nairobi, Kagwe said expanding local processing would create employment and improve farmer incomes.
27 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Land Court at Thika nullified the allocation of 2.7 acres of school land in Kiambu County to the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Ruguthi Women's Guild, declaring the registration illegal and affirming the land as public property held in trust for Kanyiha, Lusigeti and Njumbi Primary Schools. The EACC, which participated as an interested party, presented evidence that the land had been reserved since 1957 for school use and was irregularly allocated without documentation of payment or proper authorization.
26 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Nubian community in Kibos, Kisumu, has won a land dispute against Kenya Railways after the Supreme Court upheld earlier court decisions recognising the community's rights to the contested settlement. The community was allocated the settlement in 1937, decades before Kenya Railways was granted the land.
26 October 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto issued 6,000 title deeds to residents of Makueni County, bringing the total distributed during his Lower Eastern region tour to 23,000. The titles are part of the government's National Titling Programme, which aims to formalise land ownership and strengthen property rights.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Police recovered 445 stolen sheep and goats during a multi-agency security operation in Kaloriwa village, Turkana County, after engaging suspected livestock thieves in gunfire. The suspects fled the scene, and 365 animals have been returned to their owners while 80 remain pending identification.
25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Farmers from Nguruman Irrigation Scheme in Kajiado County are attending a three-day exchange at Perkerra Irrigation Scheme in Baringo County to learn how collective marketing, produce aggregation, and value addition can help them access better markets and improve earnings. The State Department for Irrigation also covers governance, water users association registration, equitable water distribution, crop management, and dispute resolution.
25 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Lake Victoria Basin Commission has announced progress on the Lake Victoria Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Programme, valued at 68.90 million euros (approximately Sh9.9 billion) and co-funded by the German Federal Government and the European Union, which seeks to strengthen regional cooperation, improve water-related information access, and expand sanitation infrastructure across the region.
24 October 2026 · Capital News →