George Owiti

Kenya, Nairobi

Correspondent at The Star (Kenya)

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How to verify genuine products in Kenyan markets - KEBS

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

KEBS Director, Standards and Development Trade, Zacharia Lukorito addressing the press during a market surveillance stakeholder workshop at a Machakos hotel on May 29, 2025./GEORGE OWITIThe Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has stepped up its war on counterfeits and contrabands through enhanced public awareness and sensitisation. The agency’s officials are apparently traversing counties holding market surveillance stakeholder workshops.
Developers plead for regularisation as KMC extends Mavoko eviction notice by 30 days

2 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

Njuguini estate where Kenya Meat Commission has issued eviction notice to its residents in Mavoko, Machakos County on May 23, 2025. Over 600 homeowners and landlords in Mavoko, Machakos County, are appealing to the government to stop planned demolitions on land owned by the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), urging authorities to instead regularise their plots.
Farmers await landmarkruling on seed aovereignty in Kenya

2 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

Famers following proceedings during a hearing of their case challenging seed law at Machakos High Court in Machakos County on May 20, 2025./GEORGE OWITIA critical legal battle over seed sovereignty in Kenya is nearing its conclusion, as farmers across the nation eagerly await a High Court ruling on November 27, 2025.
Optimism as Kenyan farmers set to defend seed sovereignty in court

3 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

In SummaryThe farmers argue that the Seed and Plant Varieties Act criminalizes traditional seed-saving and sharing thereby posing a direct threat to food security, indigenous knowledge, and rural livelihoods. A smallholder farmer explains to journalists various crop species planted out of indigenous seeds at a demonstration farm in Kikopeyi, Nakuru County, on May 16, 2025.
Outrage as church demolished in broad daylight in Ruai

3 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

Faithful and leadership of Jesus Christ Our Hope church at the scene of demolition in Ruai, Nairobi County on May 14, 2025./GEORGE OWITITension is high in Ruai, Nairobi County, after a church belonging to Jesus Christ Our Hope Ministry was demolished in broad daylight on Wednesday, in what the leadership says is a case of mistaken identity in a land dispute.
How AI technology helps in monitoring and protecting wildlife in Kenya’s parks

3 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

A Mountain Bongo with her calf at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy in Nanyuki, Laikipia County on May 12, 2025./PHOTO: GEORGE OWITIIn the shadows of Africa’s second-highest mountain, a technological transformation is taking place that could redefine the future of wildlife conservation in Kenya. This is premium contentSubscribe to Continue ReadingHelp us continue bringing you unbiased news, in-depth investigations, and diverse perspectives.
DCI sleuths lauded for ‘impressive’ work despite high insecurity in Athi River

3 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

DCI HQ/FILEResidents of Athi River Sub-county have applauded detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for arresting three suspects linked to a violent robbery that occurred in February this year. The suspects were arrested on May 5 after nearly two months of investigation. All three are now in police custody. They are accused of orchestrating a robbery with violence at a private company in Kinanie, Machakos County, on February 23, 2025.
Mystery as Sh6m foreign investors' gold goes missing under police guard

4 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

Three foreign investors are now counting losses after Sh6 million worth of gold, which they had entrusted to police officers for its safety, mysteriously disappeared under the cops’ guard. The trio, according to police, had in March 2025 requested a senior police officer in charge of a highly protected police installation located along Mombasa road in Athi River, Machakos county, to keep the said gold for them due to its safety.
5 people cheat death as vehicle collides with trailer on Mombasa Road

4 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

The scene of accident where five people cheated death along the Nairobi - Mombasa highway at Kyumbi in Machakos County on May 10, 2025. Five people on Saturday cheated death after a private car they were driving in got involved in a road accident along the busy Nairobi–Mombasa highway in Machakos County.
Hundreds stare fresh evictions as KMC issues 14 - day - vacation notice in Mavoko

4 weeks ago | the-star.co.ke | George Owiti

The aftermath of demolitions in Athi River, Machakos County on Saturday, April 12 /2025. Hundreds of Mavoko residents in Athi River, Machakos County, are staring at fresh evictions after the Kenya Meat Commission’s management on Wednesday issued a ‘notice to vacate’ order.