Boniface Gikandi

2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

President William Ruto  and Governor Irungu Kangata during the Murang’a County International Investment Conference. Held in Muranga county. [PCS] President William Ruto has challenged counties to provide a stable, predictable, and conducive environment for businesses and investments to thrive. The President said counties are integral to the country’s development and are a focal point in attracting investors.

2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

Tea farmers collect fertilizers distributed by Kenya Tea Development Authority(KTDA) at Nyambaria Tea Buying Center in Nyamira County. (Sammy Omingo, Standard)More than 102.92 million kilogrammes (kgs) of tea have been sold to 58 global markets between January and March this year through the Mombasa Tea Auction. Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) latest report said KTDA factories, independent producers and estates produced 37.9 million kgs, compared to 54.3 million in the previous year.

4 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

Pupils in Kitutu Chache North, Kisii County, display sanitary pads they received from a donor as they marked World Menstrual hygiene week. [File, Standard)Stakeholders in Murang'a have challenged the government to come up with measures that will ensure girls from poor backgrounds to attend classes daily.

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

Tea farmers deliver their teal leaves to a lorry at Nyambaria tea buying center in Nyamira County. (Sammy Omingo, Standard)Tea factories affiliated with KTDA sold 5,418,918 kilogrammes last week, earning Sh1,137,972,780 at the Mombasa Tea Auction. The auction, held on 19th and 20th May, saw the following earnings from various tea factories: Mununga earned Sh26,747,490, Kimunye Sh19,767,600, Kathangariri Sh10,384,416, Kiegoi Sh21,260,800, Gathuthi Sh9,849,216, and Rukuriri Sh22,572,870.

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

A coffee farmer John Gikonyo in a meeting convened by local governor Joshua Irungu at Oljabet market in Laikipia County on May 15, 2025. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]The decision to introduce coffee farming in some of the bandit-prone areas in Laikipia has started to bear fruit. Data obtained from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) indicated that parts of Marmanet, Ng'arua, and Nyahururu produced 103 bags weighing 6,346 kgs that fetched Sh4.3 million at the auction.