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Boniface Gikandi

Kenya, Murang’a

Journalist at The Standard (Kenya)

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  • Coffee farmers oppose new payment proposal

    5 days ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    The controversial proposal of paying coffee farmers through the Direct Settlement System (DSS) has been rejected by the growers. The coffee farmers in Murang’a and Kiambu now want the government to abandon the plan to bypass the cooperative societies in the payment.

  • Coffee market experiences low volume as season ends

    1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    Coffee auction fetched Sh521,545,821 after the sale of 10,190 bags of coffee. The auction registered a decrease compared to last week's sale of Sh684 million following the sale of 14,486 bags. The factories that achieved the highest prices for grade AA are Nyeri based Kamoni factory 61,113, Ichamara Sh60,594, Kiambara Sh59,297 marketed by the KCCE and Alliance Berries Limited.

  • Smallholder tea factories make Sh1 billion at auction

    1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    Small-scale tea holder factories fetched Sh1 billion after the sale of 4,403,251kg. In the market analysis, the Mununga tea factory sold 108,200kg, fetched Sh38.5 million, and Rukuriri tea factory 94,722kg for Sh29,174,376 at the rate of Sh356 and Sh308 per kilogramme, respectively. In the Tea Brokers East Africa Limited (TBEAL) report, Ngere factory sold 122,260kg and the highest which earned the growers Sh36,188,960.

  • Board officials tip locals how to buy houses

    1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    The Affordable Housing Board (AHB) has kicked off the week-long open forum to educate Kenyans on how to own some of the houses that are ready for occupation. In Makenji, Ol Kalau, Gichugu and Nanyuki, the board officials engaged the public to clarify some of the issues, following the misinformation in circulation. The board's engagement with the residents ends tomorrow (Friday). The locals have been assisted on how they can apply for the house ownership through the Boma Yangu platform.

  • Residents call for electric fence to curb human-wildlife conflict

    1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    The impact of human wildlife conflict was laid bare before the National Environment Tribunal, with residents seeking the installation of a temporary electric fence to end the menace. Lawyer Kelvin Kubai said it would be prudent if the tribunal allowed the installation of a temporary fence to save farmers in parts of Nginyii village who suffer massive destruction of their crops by wildlife.

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