State distributes free cotton seeds as sector revival gains pace

Listen Industry PS, Dr Juma Mukhwana, said the goal is to distribute 27 metric tonnes of Hart 89M cotton seeds and two metric tonnes of Bt cotton seeds in each of the 24 growing counties across the country. “The core objective of this collective effort is to harness the potential of the cotton industry and significantly hasten […]

Media Council installs taskforce on use of emerging technologies in the industry

Listen The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has inaugurated a team that is expected to develop guidelines on the use of emerging technologies in the industry. MCK chief executive officer David Omwoyo said the Technical Working Group on Development of Media Guidelines on use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data and Social Media, would prepare a […]

Kippra calls for youth inclusion in Kenya’s COP28 roadmap

Listen By Dibo Willis-Ambetsa A government think-tank has called for inclusion of the youth in the Kenyan roadmap for COP28, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates. The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (Kippra) said there are many youths and youth organizations engaging in climate mitigation measures whose work should not be […]

Train youth on climate action to build resilient green economy, First Lady advises

Listen By Dibo Willis-Ambetsa First Lady Rachel Ruto has called for the training of the youth on climate mitigation to empower the future workforce on the development of a green economy. Mrs Ruto, who was speaking at a meeting of female leaders, the youth, private sector representatives and donors at the Africa Climate Summit First […]

Youths demand action from global leaders as Africa climate summit events start

Listen Youths from different countries in Africa have demanded action from global leaders to help stem the worsening effects of climate change, which include drought. The youth, who were speaking at a two-day conference in Nairobi as part of the activities of the forthcoming Africa Climate Change Summit, asked political leaders to take charge of […]