E-tractors change fortunes of Rwanda's smallholder farmers

In Gashora, a small village located about an hour’s drive away from Kigali in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, sits an establishment whose agricultural technology pilot project could change the country.

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America's implosion: Trump-Musk feud reveals fight for power, deals, ultimate betrayal

In a series of rejoinders, Trump was categorical that Musk’s diatribe was inspired by a denial of favours he had expected from the president.

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Mad haraka sana: Gitegi's Madaraka the Harold Way

My village, Gitegi, would want to feel good, like the rest of the country, when a big public holiday comes knocking. However, a number of factors conspire to ensure that we remain miserable.

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Elon Musk seeks to make peace with Africa, Kenya in tour

The much-publicised Elon Musk Africa tour will see him meet developers and politicians in Nairobi on June 13, The Standard can now reveal.

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E-tractors change fortunes of Rwanda's smallholder farmers

In Gashora, a small village located about an hour’s drive away from Kigali in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, sits an establishment whose agricultural technology pilot project could change the country.

By 1 month ago

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America's implosion: Trump-Musk feud reveals fight for power, deals, ultimate betrayal

In a series of rejoinders, Trump was categorical that Musk’s diatribe was inspired by a denial of favours he had expected from the president.

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Mad haraka sana: Gitegi's Madaraka the Harold Way

My village, Gitegi, would want to feel good, like the rest of the country, when a big public holiday comes knocking. However, a number of factors conspire to ensure that we remain miserable.

By 2 months ago

Elon Musk seeks to make peace with Africa, Kenya in tour

The much-publicised Elon Musk Africa tour will see him meet developers and politicians in Nairobi on June 13, The Standard can now reveal.

By 4 months ago

E-tractors change fortunes of Rwanda's smallholder farmers

In Gashora, a small village located about an hour’s drive away from Kigali in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, sits an establishment whose agricultural technology pilot project could change the country.

By 1 month ago

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America's implosion: Trump-Musk feud reveals fight for power, deals, ultimate betrayal

In a series of rejoinders, Trump was categorical that Musk’s diatribe was inspired by a denial of favours he had expected from the president.

By 2 months ago

Mad haraka sana: Gitegi's Madaraka the Harold Way

My village, Gitegi, would want to feel good, like the rest of the country, when a big public holiday comes knocking. However, a number of factors conspire to ensure that we remain miserable.

By 2 months ago

Elon Musk seeks to make peace with Africa, Kenya in tour

The much-publicised Elon Musk Africa tour will see him meet developers and politicians in Nairobi on June 13, The Standard can now reveal.

By 4 months ago

E-tractors change fortunes of Rwanda's smallholder farmers

In Gashora, a small village located about an hour's drive away from Kigali in Rwanda's Eastern Province, sits an establishment whose agricultural technology pilot project could change the country.

By Peter Theuri 1 month ago

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America's implosion: Trump-Musk feud reveals fight for power, deals, ultimate betrayal

In a series of rejoinders, Trump was categorical that Musk's diatribe was inspired by a denial of favours he had expected from the president.

By Peter Theuri 2 months ago

Mad haraka sana: Gitegi's Madaraka the Harold Way

My village, Gitegi, would want to feel good, like the rest of the country, when a big public holiday comes knocking. However, a number of factors conspire to ensure that we remain miserable.

By Peter Theuri 2 months ago

Elon Musk seeks to make peace with Africa, Kenya in tour

The much-publicised Elon Musk Africa tour will see him meet developers and politicians in Nairobi on June 13, The Standard can now reveal.

By Peter Theuri 4 months ago

Why trump has Gitegi on edge

On the streets of Gitegi, people are asking me, as the wisest person in the village, what a Donald Trump presidency means for Gitegi.

By Peter Theuri 6 months ago

A journey through happenings of the year that was

A journey through happenings of the year that was welcome 2025.

By Peter Theuri 7 months ago

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Promise of jobs abroad as youth become restless

The Kenyan government has promised many diaspora jobs and signed contracts with many other countries and institutions abroad.

By Peter Theuri 7 months ago

2024: Year when youth sought to change Kenya

A spate of abductions, disappearances and killings, somewhat pushed the youth back, and the political rhetoric was, for a moment, suppressed.

By Peter Theuri 7 months ago

Gitegi pinched by Riggy G's impeachment

Riggy G must understand that being part of grudges for long soils his credibility as a murima elder. Men should not put themselves into such disrepute. So what to do?

By Peter Theuri 9 months ago

Gitegi at a crossroads over Riggy G's fate

A microcosm of Kenya, and a contranym par excellence, Gitegi has both those who would catch a bullet for Riggy G and those who would have shot that same bullet at him.

By Peter Theuri 9 months ago

Kenya's long way back to cotton farming pulls new investment

Two impediments to the revitalisation of cotton as a valued cash crop in Kenya are the extension system at county level and lack of certified seed system, according to Agriculture and Food Authority

By Peter Theuri 10 months ago

Tears flow, politics creep in at Hillside memorial service as four pupils buried

Four pupils died in a fire tragedy at Hillside Endarasha Academy three weeks ago were buried Thursday after the memorial service

By Peter Theuri 10 months ago

The mountain 'forgives but does not forget' - Gachagua says

Gachagua on Thursday said that the mountain is welcoming and ready to work with those of similar minds for the prosperity of the citizens.

By Peter Theuri 10 months ago

Why Kenya-Germany jobs deal is double-edged sword for workers

Up to 250,000 Kenyans could move to the country after a pilot project is launched, raising public concerns among Germans who express skepticism and hostility toward incoming Kenyans

By Peter Theuri 10 months ago

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Despite fire tragedy, Hillside shines as the crown jewel of Gitegi village

The academy was set up in 2012 in an area which had struggled to sustain private schools bringing hope to the region that quality education had come to their doorsteps.

By Peter Theuri 10 months ago

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Tuck in a rut: Can Nairobi's public transport rise to Berlin's efficiency?

A majority of European cities have huge populations but due to an extremely effective public transport system, there is little congestion and few delays.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

Aluta Continua: Why Gen Z demands are far from over

Declining to sign the Finance Bill and firing all Cabinet Secretaries is seen as a great start but the fire is far from extinguished.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

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A to Z of the Budget: Of bitter bread, JSS debate and hustlers left by the wayside

Promises on the campaign trail have not been kept, and it has started to appear like the government has lost touch with the ground.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

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Hustler nation bid to raise more cash by inflating taxes fails poor Kenyans

Passing of some of the proposals in Finance Bill 2024/25 could be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

Embu farmers now jump on cruising Bt cotton bandwagon

The Bt cotton plants produce toxins that cause damaging bollworms on cotton to be lethargic and to die in droves, causing limited harm to the crop.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

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President's high-profile US visit: Strategic gains and controversy

President William Ruto is Africa's first president in over 15 years to embark on such a state visit.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

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Raila battles for plum AU post despite being on the fringes of government most of his life

All former AUC chairs have been seasoned top administrators in their governments.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

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Genesis of State's poor response as floods leave trail of death, damage

Floods and landslides have killed 181 people since March, according to the Red Cross.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

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Inside Ruto's ambitious scheme to contain runaway wage bill by 2027

A high wage bill contributes to crowding out of resources that could be used for development. This further leads to loss of competitiveness of the economy as a whole.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

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Diomaye Faye: The life and wives of Africa's youngest president

Naysayers are incensed about the idea of a polygamous president, a spectacle for many outside the West Africa country.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

Why Harold is confused by US politics

Like most of us here in Gitegi, Harold associates elections with violence, intimidation, manipulation and explosive gaslighting.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

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How courts have persistently frustrated Ruto

The biggest battles between Ruto and the Judiciary are on the housing levy and a bid to send police to Haiti. President has vowed to defy the court's orders as he plans to go ahead with his projects.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago

Cooking art: The hospitality man creating magic on paper

Gifted from a young age, Mwangi remembers drawing on the blackboard whenever the teacher needed a sketch.

By Peter Theuri 1 year ago