Regular spraying of livestock safeguards against pests such as ticks, tsetse-fly, biting flies, lice and fleas. In the long run the aim is to control the spread of diseases carried by these pests such as nagana and tick-borne diseases...
Due to poor management given to local chicken, they have become adapted to free range methods of survival. The birds are able to gather enough nutrients for growth, production and reproduction but under these circumstances their yield potential is...
Competition for the international money transfer business in Kenya heightened yesterday with the entry of a new player. Global Money Transfer Limited opened its doors to the public after receiving the requisite licences from the Central Bank of Kenya...
Solar solutions firm, M-Kopa and Safaricom have launched solar-backed digital tv services targeting millions of Kenyans who cannot not afford a television set.
The program will provide a 16-inch digital TV to its customers at a deposit of Sh1,500 plus...
There are dairy farmers use artificial insemination (AI) to breed their cows and heat detection is a critical element for the operation to be successfully carried out.
A cow standing to be mounted is the crucial sign to look out...
The country’s tea industry earned Sh125.25 billion from exports in 2015. This becomes the highest export earning ever, marking an increase of 23 per cent from the Sh101 billion recorded in 2014, the Agriculture, Fisheries and food Authority (AFFA)...
Police will now detect the speed of public service and commercial vehicles in the last 72 hours using a newly acquired gadget.
According to National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director of Motor Vehicle Inspection Engineer Gerald Wangai, the Universal...
Robert William Collymore, popularly known locally as simply Bob Collymore, has served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of SAFARICOM LTD since November 1, 2010.
He joined the Board of the Safaricom which is 40-percent owned by...
According to Bloomberg, 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months. A whopping 80% crash and burn.
But why? What can we learn from the colossal amount of failure with small business that we...
The easiest and least expensive way to get started with turkeys is to buy day-old turkeys. Another way is to buy turkey hens and a tom (adult male turkey). Either way the aim is to have vibrant flock of...
