Big brewers and distillers face stiff competition with the proliferation of small breweries. Photo/FREDRICK ONYANGO

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How new laws have changed beer market

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President Kibaki’s assent to the alcoholic drinks regulations is promising a near overhaul of Kenya’s liquor market and change the fortunes of hundreds of players in the manufacturing and marketing chain....

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Politics and policy

FILE | NATION. Government spokeman Alfred Mutua. According to him, the national government of Kenya will still be present at the local level despite the decentralised county system.

Govt gives PCs, DCs a lifeline with deployment

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The government on Thursday announced a major reorganisation of the provincial administration with the deployment of its...

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A Ugandan woman suspected of drug trafficking at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, June 6, 2010 after she was arrested with cocaine worth Sh85 million wrapped in 10 packets and packed in two plastic boxes bearing UN logos. Photo/JAMES NJUGUNA

Kenya steps up fight against top crimes with new law

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A Bill seeking to clamp down on organised crime received Presidential assent this week, moving Kenya closer towards effectively...

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Syngenta expert Michael Mack says theirs need for better agricultural productivity that allows growers to generate a surplus, and the arising challenges. Photo/FILE

Can technology feed the world’s population?

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Syngenta’s Michael Mack says the need to grow more food on the same amount of land is pressing, and that organic farming is not...

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