Some of the livestock at the ongoing farmer’s exhibition at KALRO center in Naivasha feed on drought resistant forage. KALRO has developed feed supplementary blocks to rescue thousands of livestock currently facing starvation. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and National Youth Service (NYS) have partnered to produce livestock feed. Under the programme, NYS will utilise its vast land and manpower to grow hay and other animal feed supplements in collaboration with KALRO, significantly boosting national feed capacity. The move comes at a time when over 20 ASAL counties have been adversely affected by the…
Author: By Anthony Gitonga
Man in Handcuff. [File, Standard] Police in Naivasha have arrested a man impersonating a senior military officer and recovered a pistol in two separate incidents in the lakeside town. In the first incident, a suspect in his mid-30s, dressed in full military gear, drove himself to the police station. He claimed he was seeking an abstract after allegedly losing his military identity card, but officers soon realised he was a con artist and arrested him. Naivasha OCPD Antony Keter confirmed the arrest, noting that the suspect initially provided contradictory statements about the abstract, which raised suspicions among the police. Keter…