Effective Chicken Hatchery Management for Sustainable Chicken Production – Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

Effective Chicken Hatchery Management for Sustainable Chicken Production – Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

Mr. Martin Macharia vaccinating day old chicks after hatching at KALRO Naivasha. Photo| Trezer Odero Setting up the Hatchery The first step in setting up a hatchery is choosing the right location. It should be situated at least 50 meters away from the main house, in an area where no poultry activities have occurred previously. The…

Ruto to host devolution conference in Homa Bay

Ruto to host devolution conference in Homa Bay

Homa Bay Deputy Governor Oyugi Magwanga was addressing journalists alongside members of the Devolution Conference Steering Committee at Governor’s Park in Homa Bay Town.  President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga will grace this year’s devolution conference in Homa Bay County. [James Omoro, Standard] President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga will attend…

Meet a Kiambu woman who has thrived in poultry farming – Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

A sloppy farm in Mairang’a village, Gatundu North, Kiambu County, reveals two one-storey timber chicken coops. The clucks and squawks are magnified as the owner, Veronica Muchina, broadcasts maize grain in one coop after another. Muchina keeps a few dairy cattle too. But the mowing of her cattle pales in comparison to the chicken sounds…

Unregistered Kisii orphanage shut down after defilement of a seven-year-old girl

Unregistered Kisii orphanage shut down after defilement of a seven-year-old girl

St Peter’s Rigena Orthodox Orphanage and Church that was closed down by Children Welfare Services PS Caren Ageng’o. The kids were evacuated to safety. A proprietor of the home had defiled a minor, leading to the decision to close down the institution. [Stanley Ongwae/Standard] An unregistered children’s home in South Mugirango, Kisii…

Homa Bay County begins developing climate change adaption plan

Homa Bay County begins developing climate change adaption plan

The Global Centre for Adaptation (GCA) CEO, Prof Patrick Verkooijen and Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga were presiding over climate change adaptation plan at Shauri Yako Estate in Homa Bay Town. (James Omoro, Standard). Homa Bay County Government has begun developing a climate change adaptation plan aimed at enhancing resilience to the adverse impact…

Siaya on autopilot: Governor Orengo missing, deputy Oduol ignored

Siaya on autopilot: Governor Orengo missing, deputy Oduol ignored

Siaya County Governor James Orengo before the Senate’s CPAC Committee to deliberate on the Status of Implementation of the Unresolved issues raised in the Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statements for FY 2023/2024 at Bunge Tower, Parliament, Nairobi. June 23rd,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Alarmed by Siaya Governor James Orengo and his…

Urban Farming – Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

Urban Farming – Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

By Stephen Odipo Time to embrace urban farming Farming is not just for rural areas anymore. But is also practiced within and around cities. The Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) is promoting urban farming technologies as a game changer towards meeting the food demand in the urban areas. Vertical garden (Green and white…

‘Please forgive me’: MP Shabir pleads after outbursts on teachers

‘Please forgive me’: MP Shabir pleads after outbursts on teachers

Kisumu town East MP Shakeel Shabir, Chair, APNAC during the African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption Kenya (APNAC-K) Media roundtable engagement at the Fairmont The Norfolk, Nairobi. September 19, 2023. ( Elvis Ogina, Standard) Kisumu East MP Shakeel Shabir has apologised to teachers at St Peter’s Kindu Secondary School for scolding them in front of…