by admin | Jul 3, 2023 | Agribusiness, Business, Climate Change, Featured, Lifestyle, Opinion
By Gabriella Nashiva
Muguka farming has emerged as a highly profitable venture, surpassing the earnings of its counterpart, miraa. With a maturity time of just six months, muguka can be harvested weekly. In contrast, miraa requires monthly harvesting. The high demand for muguka has resulted in a significant client base, expanding the market reach for farmers. Mwaniki supplies muguka to markets in Mombasa, Malindi, and Garissa counties, but the supply does not meet the soaring demand.
“With one acre of muguka that is ready to harvest, you earn approximately, Sh50,000. In a month, that is Sh200,000, minus expenses incurred, you have approximately, Sh150,000. In four months, you have Sh600,000. In the same four months, on the same 1-acre shamba, you will harvest about 10 ninety kilo bags of maize, let’s say it fetches you Sh150,000, minus expenses incurred you have Sh100,000. That is why muguka is preferred by our people” Mwaniki explains.
by admin | Jun 30, 2023 | Blue Economy, Business, Corporate, Current Affairs, News
By Ian Kiptoo Winning feels good, but winning more feels better. This is the state where the port of Mombasa is at the moment, weeks after releasing a performance report that showed the port’s growth in terms of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) that it has...
by Mariselah Kimbio | Jun 16, 2023 | Agribusiness, Blue Economy, Business, Corporate, Current Affairs, Featured, News, Politics
By Mariselah Kimbio.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Professor Njuguna Ndung’u announced a Sh.5 per kilogram excise duty on imported sugar.
The move has been influenced by the need to discourage sugar consumption, terming it the root of various diseases such as diabetes.
“Consumption of sugar has been associated with various ailments such as diabetes, which has become common in many families,” said Prof Njuguna.
by admin | Jun 15, 2023 | Agribusiness, Blue Economy, Business, Corporate, Current Affairs, Featured, Impact stories, News, Politics
By Patrick Chiriba
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) on Wednesday announced new fuel prices for super petrol, diesel, and kerosene.
In the latest review, the prices of Super Petrol and diesel have decreased by Ksh.0.66 and Ksh.1.22 per litre respectively.
However, the price of kerosene has increased by Ksh.0.35 per litre.
by admin | Jun 14, 2023 | Blue Economy, Business, Climate Change, Corporate, Current Affairs, Environment, Featured, News, Politics, Tourism
By Shirley Wandera
The Blue Economy Knowledge Share Fair, done in collaboration with the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the ECOFISH Programme, kicked off yesterday at the SunAfrica Hotel, Nyali, Mombasa.
The event was graced by various dignitaries, including stakeholders in the maritime and fisheries sector, hosted by Mombasa County Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nasir.
by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Business, Corporate, Current Affairs, Featured, News, Politics
By Patrick Chiriba
“We don’t buy fuel from the US yet we pay in dollars. We should say no to the dollar. When Africans unite and have our currency, that will be the first step towards having stable fuel prices,” the lawmaker said.
The National Assembly Energy Committee was in Mombasa to deliberate on ways to reduce the cost of petroleum products.