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CS Kagwe launches Ksh.1.47T agriculture modernisation initiative

The News

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe launched the Kenya AgriConnect Compact (2025–2030), a Ksh.1.47 trillion partnership with the World Bank to modernise agriculture through technology, digitisation, and agritech platforms, with the government committing Ksh.492.5 billion and seeking Ksh.984.9 billion in private investment.

Why it matters

CS Kagwe's launch of Ksh.1.47 trillion agriculture modernisation partnership represents major government investment and structural reform in Kenya's food security strategy.

21 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Yesterday

  1. CS Kagwe launches Ksh.1.47T agriculture modernisation initiative

    Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe launched the Kenya AgriConnect Compact (2025–2030), a Ksh.1.47 trillion partnership with the World Bank to modernise agriculture through technology, digitisation, and agritech platforms, with the government committing Ksh.492.5 billion and seeking Ksh.984.9 billion in private investment.

    21 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 13 June

  1. Stakeholders push to increase farm technology adoption in Kenya

    Kenya's agricultural sector faces low adoption of research-backed innovations. Farmers like those in Machakos County struggle to afford technologies like drip irrigation and pest-control solutions, and stakeholders are working to bridge the gap between research development and farmer access.

    13 June 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 5 June

  1. Kenya launches fund for community-led land and sea conservation

    Kenya has launched the Kenya Conservancies Fund to channel money and technical support to community-led conservancies, helping the country meet its target of protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030. Of 230 conservancies registered with the Kenya Wildlife Conservancy Association, only 1 per cent have reached financial maturity; the fund aims to help shift conservancies into viable conservation and livelihood enterprises.

    5 June 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 2 June

  1. CS Kabogo urges inclusive African digital economy for persons with disabilities

    Information, Communications and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo called for a more inclusive continental digital economy that fully accommodates persons with disabilities, stating that an estimated 80 million Africans with disabilities risk being left behind by current technological advancements. Speaking at the Inclusive Africa Conference 2026 in Nairobi, he highlighted Kenya's digital initiatives including the Digital Superhighway programme and efforts to enhance accessibility on the eCitizen platform.

    2 June 2026 · Capital News →

  2. Kenya champions digital accessibility for persons with disabilities

    Kenya has renewed its commitment to ensuring digital transformation and AI development leave no one behind, with government and industry leaders calling for accessibility to become a core pillar of Africa's digital future. Speaking at the opening of the 7th Inclusive Africa Conference in Nairobi, Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo and inABLE Executive Director Irene Mbari-Kirika urged governments, businesses and technology developers to place persons with disabilities at the centre of digital innovation and policy-making.

    2 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 30 May

  1. Indigenous crops help Siaya farmers reduce wildlife conflict

    Farmers in Siaya County have found that planting indigenous crops reduces crop destruction by monkeys and helps mitigate climate risks. One farmer reported that monkeys have intensified raids on conventional crops like maize after forest habitat loss, but switching to indigenous crops such as finge has provided a solution.

    30 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. CBK banking rules structurally exclude smallholder farmers from credit

    Banking regulations assign a 100 per cent risk weight to smallholder and small agribusiness loans, the same as large corporate loans, despite evidence that farmers have lower default rates than other borrowers. This penalizes banks for lending to agriculture, leaving formal credit inaccessible to millions of farmers even though they are classified as lower-risk borrowers.

    30 May 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 21 May

  1. Kenya Power earns Ksh.382M from EV charging sector

    Kenya Power generated Ksh.382 million from electricity sales to the e-mobility sector between July 2023 and April 2026, as the number of registered electric vehicles on Kenyan roads grew to more than 35,000. Monthly EV charging revenue increased from under Ksh.1 million in July 2023 to more than Ksh.35 million in February 2026.

    21 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 16 May

  1. Nairobi hosts Africa food finance summit to address $100bn gap

    Kenya will host the FINAS 2026 Summit from June 30 to July 2 in Nairobi, bringing together over 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders to address a $100 billion annual financing gap hobbling Africa's agriculture sector. The summit aims to unlock capital and translate policy into bankable investments that reach smallholder farmers, who produce 70–80 per cent of the continent's food supply but remain largely excluded from formal financing.

    16 May 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 27 April

  1. Kenya's Disability Act transforms inclusion into development priority

    Kenya's Persons with Disabilities Act (2025), passed in May 2025, establishes a progressive legal framework mandating national and county governments integrate disability considerations across all sectors including education, health, employment, and infrastructure. The 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey estimates 5.2 per cent of the population has some form of disability, with 55 per cent of children with disabilities not attending school.

    27 April 2026 · The Standard →

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