Machakos County Holds 1st Africa Youth Summit on Food Systems, amid Calls for Syncronization of Agricultural Policies between Three Ukambani Counties

May 29th, 2023, Machakos

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) held a youth  summit with members drawn from more than 15 African Countries at the Maanzoni Safari Lounge in Machakos County today.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Stephen Mbaya Kimwele, Bishop Dr. Nzomo and Joyce Mutua, the County Ministers in charge of Agriculture from Kitui, Machakos and Makueni Counties respectively.

AFSA is a broad alliance of civil
society actors who are part of the struggle for food sovereignty and agroecology in Africa.


These include African food producer networks, African CSO networks, indigenous people’s
organizations, faithbased organizations, women and youth groups, consumer movements,
and international organizations that support the stance of AFSA.

It is in simpler definitions a network of networks,
currently with 40 active members in 50 African countries.

AFSA aims at transitioning to agroecology for climate, strengthening farmer managed seed systems, strengthening community voices for land rights.

The Agriculture and Livestock CECMs and AFSA discussed on possible areas of collaboration between the three counties to promote and safeguard agricultural production through creation of healthy policies and legislation.

Woods Restaurant presents the ideal “Taste of Love” for this year’s Valentines

To mark this year’s Lover’s day on the 14th of February, The Woods Restaurant – Kaveta, known for it’s Live Rhumba nights and delicious meals is hosting a special Valentines Candle light Garden dinner.

Going for only 750 kshs per person and a free glass of wine for the ladies, this promises to be one of the best highlights of Valentines day this year.

Lovers will have an exquisitely wonderful menu to choose from.

For the starter, there will be a variety of soups to choose from: ranging from the normal bone soup and chicken soup to the chef’s special butter nut soup.

The Main course has been specially designed to fill up and revellers will choose from four types of meats, namely: chicken, fish, mutton and beef.

The special chef brought in just for Valentines day has prepared a special surprise for desert and promises that everyone will leave with stomachs fully content and all hearts fully powered with love.

Be ready to be wowed by the special Rhumba and Romantic ballads from the Dj and Live performances

For early bookings and reservations, please call Warda and Meshack on tel numbers 0795737135 and 0740305093

Expose Chebukati’s Video! Senator Kiio Begs Raila

The Kitui Senator and senate Deputy Minority Leader hon. Enoch Kiio Wambua addresses a mamoth crowd at the Azimio’s mega rally at the Jacaranda grounds in Nairobi.

The Kitui Senator and Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Senator Enoch Kiio Wambua has passionately beseached the Azimio Principal Hon. Raila Odinga to release the controversial  IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati’s video.

Speaking today during the mega Azimio rally held at Jacaranda grounds in Nairobi city, the senator stressed that the public are eargerly waiting for the video, to a satisfying roar of the crowd.

The senator also added that the public were tired already of a corrupt government. He attacked also the spectator role the government has taken as the entire country is starving.

“Any government that can’t feed its people then has no business being in office,” Senator Kiio added.

The Jacaranda  mega rally is the second of a series of planned rallies by the Azimio political wing, which is challenging president William Ruto’s win in the 2022 general elections.

Senator Enoch Kiio Wambua shares a moment with fellow Azimio leaders during today’s rally.

Kitui Governor Dr Julius Malombe EGH (left) with National Treasury PS Dr Chris Kiptoo earlier today during the IBEC meeting in Nairobi. Dr. Kiptoo was Governor Dr Malombe’s PhD student at the University of Nairobi. A special committee has been formed to unlock the impasse on the Equitable Revenue Share to counties after the DP, CRA and the governors couldn’t agree on the Equitable Revenue Share to counties today.