IFC supports Kenyan horticulture giant Vegpro’s expansion into Ghana
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group on Tuesday announced an investment of $7 million to support the expansion of Vegpro Group, one of Kenya’s top five flower exporters into Ghana.
Kenya's "budget explorer" to boost management of public funds
Kenyans will have a greater say in the management of public funds in future after civil society lobbies on Monday launched a web portal to help track allocation and use of money by various sectors of the economy.
Kenya: South Rift New Coffee Frontier, Say Researchers
Coffee researchers have identified the South Rift region as the next coffee production zone in the country.Coffee Research Foundation officials said with the declining coffee plantations in central Kenya due to real estate growth, Bomet and Kericho counties are their next target for coffee growing in the country due to their high potential.
Kibaki stops MPs from watering down poll law
President Kibaki has rejected a controversial Bill that would have allowed MPs to change parties without losing their seats.The President also gave politicians without university education, including at least 80 MPs, a reprieve when he rejected the Bill requiring that those seeking elective positions in the Senate and Parliament must have degrees.
