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CAUSES, IMPACTS, AND STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR POULTRY FARMERS Author: Mr George Asira Across many African countries, the price of chicken eggs has increased significantly compared to previous years. This rise has affected households, hotels, bakeries, restaurants, and traders who depend on eggs as a daily source of protein and business input. A tray of eggs that was once affordable is now costly in many markets, creating concern among consumers and pressure among poultry farmers. This situation is driven by several interconnected challenges affecting poultry production systems, supply chains, and market dynamics across the continent. Understanding these causes is essential for farmers who want to remain profitable and sustainable in poultry farming. 1. HIGH COST OF POULTRY FEEDS One of the most influential factors behind rising egg prices is the high cost of poultry feeds. Feed represents approximately 60–70% of total egg production costs, making it the most critical input i...

MEDICAL Services Chief Officer Dr. David Alila today read the riot act to organised groups in Butere to stick together or perish in the competitive world of investment. Speaking to 100 boda boda stage chairmen in Butere, the Chief Officer said in line with Governor Fernandes BARASA'S wealth creation agenda, organised groups such as Bodaboda, mama mboga needed to focus on welfare. Speaking at the meeting, the Chief Officer said he was in the process of registering a SACCO to serve motor bike riders serving the five wards of Butere sub county.  "If you stick together you will benefit but if you fragment, poverty will be a common denominator and you will blame leaders thru out" He said. Dr. Alila whose ancestral home is in Butere said the Kakamega Governor Dr Fernandes Barasa is passionate about investment, self reliance and the need for independence thereby giving out grants to groups. 

DEFAMATION: WHY ELSIE WENT FOR BARASA'S TOP CREAM IN BLOGGING. "The WR could as well want to lure the cream on her side....... To inject zeal in her media"  Opinion by Laurence Imbai Mkata LAST week, Kakamega Women MP Elsie Muhanda went public that she has sued Governor Fernandes Barasa, his wife Janet and a host of bloggers for an alleged assault on her reputation and character.  Thru city Lawyer Danstan Omari, the MP claimed she took the action after two issues happened that she claims amounted to defamation. The issues include the death of a Polytechnic principal and an alleged rendezvous by the MP by "small boys in hotel rooms". I will not go into the merits or demerits of the case but mainly focus on the communicators with expertise within the sued team and look at each's capability.  One thing that catches the eye is that among the said bloggers, three are seasoned journalists with a huge following online and are pivotal to communication di...

Billed as a silent worker who is in touch with his electorate, Mumias West MP Johnson Naicca is attracting both praise and criticism in uqial measure.  Mbuyu (Fig tree), as he is fondly known in social circles from Buriya to Mumias town targets the voting block but still does not ignore chatterbixes in his dealings.  The MP is seeking re election for a third term a thing that is upsetting his scattered opponents who only want to hang on his age as a campaign tool.  A quick look at the catalogue of activities and tangible projects Audited as available reveals a long list of them, mostly CDF-Funded.  1. Education & Youth Empowerment Hon Naicca has asured that children have a chance to succeed. Bursaries for needy students, transparent and fair distribution Support Early Childhood Development centres (ECD) with desks, books and play materials. He has ntroduced mentorship programs in schools (career guidance, discipline & talent growth)as...

SALUTE TO THE KING: A delegate identified as Benta flashes the two-term finger sigh in Kakamega during Linda ground meeting. Governor Barasa has insisted that ODM will firmly dominate the county in 2027. Photo courtesy WHEN Raila Odinga personally came to Kakamega Golf Club for what turned out to be his last ODM meeting, a defining test of party loyalty was laid bare. That moment exposed, without ambiguity, who stood with the party leader and who deliberately chose to stand aside. The Oparanya faction, captained by Nabii Nabwera, openly boycotted that historic rally. Wycliffe Oparanya, Nabii Nabwera, and Elsie all deliberately kept away. This was not an oversight or coincidence. It was a calculated political statement made in full knowledge of Raila Odinga’s presence and authority. The defiance went even further. When the late Raila Odinga summoned an ODM Parliamentary Group meeting, the same group defied his call yet again. Instead of upholding party discipline, they cho...

By publicly declaring his intention to contest for Governor of Kakamega in 2027, Deputy Governor AYUB SAVULA is behaving like the proverbial man who seeks to inherit his brother’s wife while that brother is still alive. Traditionally, such conduct is   regarded as immoral and dishonourable. Politically, this declaration signals impatience, impropriety, and a troubling absence of loyalty within the very office he occupies. Governor FERNANDES BARASA is constitutionally and politically eligible for a second term. This fact is neither incidental nor negotiable. It forms the very foundation of orderly leadership and continuity in governance. The role of a deputy governor is not to posture as a rival in waiting. It is to support, defend, and strengthen the governor’s administration until the people themselves pronounce otherwise through the ballot. For a sitting deputy to declare an intention to unseat his own governor before the completion of the first term is a clear a...