The new Miraa Levy by the Agriculture and Food Authority is effective from July 1, 2023. Miraa traders have lauded the new levy as they believe it will boost the sub sector.
Livestock keeping is one of the main economic activities but unfortunately, so are common cattle raids that have left many dead.
Makutano town has had the advantage of hosting the best clubs in Meru for a long time, contributing to the area’s vibrancy as an entertainment ‘hotspot’.
Community elders are scratching their heads over the causative factors, seeing as poverty, one of the contributory factors in many counties, is not widespread in Meru.
Though Meru town is the headquarters of Meru County, Makutano today hosts more than 20 reputable financial institutions.
County Assembly Speaker John Mbabu appealed for funds from the national government to restart stalled construction of the debating chamber, offices and other facilities.
The 25 animals, 20 of them female will be put in specially made crates and flown into Nairobi aboard a jetliner and then transported to the sanctuary.
Many Kenyans will remember Professor Jacob Kaimenyi as the tough-talking and firm Education Cabinet Secretary.
At the heart of the dispute is delayed adjudication and issuance of title deeds for land, and the fight for ownership has led to disharmony among sections of leaders and residents in both counties.
The project is meant to conserve critically endangered species.
Meru County will host the 10th annual Kenya Inter-Counties Sports and Cultural Association (Kicosca) games next month.
Local leaders led by Meru Assembly Speaker Ayub Bundi have expressed fears that the project is suffering defects because the roofing was incomplete.
Rotich said the Act clearly defined the area covered by the defunct Tharaka Nithi, Meru and Nyambene districts.
The former Agriculture CS Munya and former Laikipia governor Ndiritu Murithi have been fighting over the leadership of the former ruling party.
The proposed legislation has raised concerns about the recognition and roles of pharmaceutical technologists, as the bill appears to exclusively acknowledge pharmacists, they argued.
Faith Kananu was already a mother of three. She said that she was unaware she was carrying triplets when she went into labour at 39 weeks.
The farmers attribute the tribulations facing them to a cartel that has locked the vast majority out of Somalia, the last remaining major destination of the crop.
Silas Mukira, 37 and Stanley Thiaine, 55 will each serve 50 years in jail after High Court Judge Edward Murithi found them guilty of murder, a crime they committed seven years ago
The waste is converted into useful end-products such as organic fertiliser and insect-based animal feed using the black soldier fly.
Daniel M’Ikiugu is baffled how he lost his job while, on the other hand, the government was applauding him for various projects at Meru prison.
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