ECONOMY Kenya Power signs MoU to light up Lamu towns PAGE 26 www.mygov.go.ke AGRICULTURE DP pledges Sh2.1 billion payments to maize farmers this week PAGE 16 How former agriculture officer is leading by example YOUR WEEKLY REVIEW November 06, 2018 MyGov NAIROBI-KENYA I Issue No. 0093 18 THE WEEK IN NUMBERS Targeted percentage of forest cover in Murang’a County under new Kenya Forest Service programme 200 Millions of shillings injected by the World Bank in county to improve value addition practices 18,000 Sugar can farmers who will benefit directly from Busia Sugar Industries along with 1,500 employees Small scale miners seek support to enhance the sector Twenty-nine-year-old Catherine Wakesho prospects for precious stones at Kamtonga mine in Taita Taveta County, which is endowed with many mineral resources such as green garnets, ruby, sapphire, tsavorite, yellow and green garnets, limestone and tourmaline among others (inset). Wakesho is a member of a community-based organisation that is improving the informal trade. See story on Pages 24-25 Reach us at: www.mygov.go.ke 0722 320 111 0722 327 773 ads@mygov.go.ke ads@mygov.go.ke Jackson Muia Kusenga has transformed once idle ground into a model demonstration plot that has hosted big names such as former Bomet governor Isaac Ruto PAGE 12 200m Amount each of the 14 counties in the LREB will contribute to establish a regional commercial bank Team to formulate law on county blocs set up Devolution and ASAL Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa says newly-launched Inter Agency Committee has less than three months to ensure regional economic blocs are anchored in law – Story Pg 2 SPONSORED CONTENT
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