Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has received an immediate flood of public appeals following his appointment to the Kenyan Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, with citizens urging him to prioritise some of the country’s most pressing agricultural and fisheries challenges. The senator was recently reassigned from the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) ...

An electrical engineer in Kenya has transformed a small urban plot into a thriving goat farming enterprise, demonstrating how livestock farming is creating income, jobs and food security opportunities across the country. As Kenya continues to promote livestock production under its Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), more professionals are investing in commercial farming to diversify ...

Kenya, 9th June 2026: At Inaarok Lukuny Comprehensive School in Kenya’s Kajiado County, pupil enrolment has more than doubled over the past year, rising from 240 to more than 525 children. The head teacher attributes much of that growth to a simple change: access to more nutritious school meals. In a region where drought, food insecurity ...

Kenya has launched an ambitious KES1.081 trillion (approximately Sh21 trillion) National Agri-food Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) for 2026–2030, positioning itself to attract greater agricultural investment while accelerating food systems transformation across East Africa. The initiative is expected to intensify regional competition for agribusiness capital as neighbouring countries seek to strengthen their own agricultural sectors. The ...

Cassava is rapidly emerging as one of Kenya’s most promising agricultural crops as the country seeks solutions to climate change, food insecurity and rising unemployment, particularly among young people. Long regarded as a subsistence crop, cassava is now attracting growing attention from researchers, policymakers and agribusiness stakeholders for its potential to improve household food security, ...

EBC Financial Group says shortfalls in home grown food, high fuel costs and poorly matched farm loans may be keeping Kenya’s food prices high, a test for the Central Bank of Kenya ahead of the June inflation figures. NAIROBI, 29 June 2026 – Kenya’s June inflation figures, due from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics ...

Kenya has approved confined field trials for a gene-edited banana developed to resist Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), a destructive bacterial disease that continues to threaten banana production across East Africa. The approval, granted by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA), allows researchers from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock ...

Kenya has renewed calls for increased investment in climate-smart agriculture, warning that worsening climate shocks are placing growing pressure on food production systems across Africa and threatening long-term food security. Speaking at the 3rd Climate Change Global Business Summit on Africa, Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe urged investors, development finance institutions and ...

Agricultural trade between South Africa and Kenya remains relatively modest despite significant opportunities for growth, particularly in grains, according to agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo. Kenya accounted for only 1% of South Africa’s agricultural exports in 2025, with exports valued at approximately US$141 million. South African products shipped to Kenya included vegetable oils, fruits, nuts, beverages, ...

Nairobi, Kenya – June 2, 2026 – Kenya reinforced its position as one of the world’s leading floriculture exporters as industry leaders, government officials, regulators and international trade partners gathered in Nairobi for the opening of the 13th International Flower Trade Exhibition (IFTEX 2026), the continent’s largest flower industry trade show. The event, held under the ...