Murang’a innovator transforms avocados into skincare oil – Kenya News Agency

A young entrepreneur in Kamune, Mathioya, in Murang’a County has innovatively created a system which transforms raw avocado into a higher-value product, saving farmers from post-harvest losses. Through his customised value addition system, 30-year-old Wilson Maina Mwangi extracts cold-pressed oil from the avocado fruit, leveraging on the availability of the fruit all year long from…

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Eric Omondi launches fundraiser to help Nyandarua woman with mysterious stomach swelling

Comedian Eric Omondi. PHOTO/@ericomondi/Instagram Comedian-turned-activist Eric Omondi has launched a fundraising campaign to assist Keziah Nyambura, a woman from Nyandarua who has been battling a severe and unexplained stomach swelling condition. Omondi, who has been actively involved in various humanitarian efforts, took to his Instagram page on Friday, March 21, 2025, to appeal to…

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Governors threaten to shut down counties in 14 days as row with Ruto’s govt escalates

Nyeri governor Mutahi Kahiga. PHOTO/@GovernorKahiga/X A bitter fiscal dispute between the country’s 47 governors and the national government, led by President William Ruto, has reached a critical juncture, with county bosses threatening to paralyze services within two weeks. The Council of Governors (CoG) has accused the National Treasury of diverting crucial development funds and…

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Nakhumicha expresses gratitude to Ruto for UN-Habitat nomination

President William Ruto and Susan Nakhumicha. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X Former Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has expressed her appreciation to President William Ruto following her nomination as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi. In a message shared on X, Nakhumicha conveyed her gratitude through lyrics from a song by…

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Julius Ogamba announces KCSE candidates to take their certificates from government offices

The government ordered KCSE certificates to be taken from sub -county education offices, not at school to prevent senior teachers from depriving them Education Minister Julius Ogamba announced the change saying it aims to help students get higher education and employment opportunities MPs questioned the implementation of the order, noting the failure to address the…

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Netanyahu fires Israel’s security chief over distrust

BBC 21st March, 2025 02:32 PM  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.PHOTO/@netanyahu/X Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired the head of the nation’s security service over its failure to anticipate the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas. The Israeli cabinet met on Thursday evening to formally approve the early dismissal of Ronen Bar,…

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