Kenya

Multinationals must prepare to cede some land to the very poor
- Daily Nation
- 22 Mar 2019
It is doubtful at Del Monte can continue owning so much land in perpetuity in Kenya.
Kenya: Survey ordered to settle Del Monte land dispute
- Daily Nation
- 04 Mar 2019
Fruit processor Del Monte will have its land in Murang’a and Kiambu counties surveyed in in order to address the historical injustices committed against the area residents.
Kenya: Survey ordered to settle Del Monte land dispute
- Nation
- 04 Mar 2019
US fruit processor Del Monte will have its 8,900 ha of farmland surveyed in order to address historical injustices committed against the area residents.
Kenya: New investor lands at Yala Swamp
- Standard
- 15 February 2019
The Siaya county government has given the green light for a new investor -- Lake Agro Limited, a subsidiary of the Rai Group of Companies -- to move into Yala swamp and takeover existing farms.
Karuturi loses court immunity in liquidation row
- Citizen
- 28 January 2019
The decision by the Supreme Court's Court of Appeal gives the green light to Stanbic Bank Plc to dispose off Karuturi Limited assets as foreclosure to defaulted loans totaling to Ksh. 621 million in the flower farm's pre-receivership
CBK seeks answers about Karuturi saga
- The Standard
- 22 November 2018
CFC Stanbic bank has been asked to explain a debt it is owed by struggling Naivasha-based Karuturi flower farm.
Meru woos Chinese investors with free land, licences
- The Nation
- 21 November 2018
The Governor of Meru, Kenya has promised Chinese investors free land as he seeks to attract investment in agribusiness and the hospitality industry.
Dirty deals threaten Kenya's food security, report says
- Business Daily
- 17 October 2018
A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit says land grabs are another common mechanism of corruption threatening Kenya's food security, citing instances where backdoor deals were used to secure land.
Fate of troubled Karuturi to be known December
- Nation
- 16 October 2018
Kenya's Court of Appeal is in December expected to determine if Karuturi will pay Sh1.8 billion contested debt to Stanbic Bank before the dispute before High Court is determined.
County government denies leasing Yala swamp to West Kenya Sugar Company
- KNA
- 11 October 2018
Siaya county government has not surrendered the Yala swamp to a private sugar milling company as alleged by a section of the media, the county director of communications, Jerry Ochieng has said.
Karuturi staff hopeful as they await key ruling in December
- The Star
- 08 October 2018
Kenya's court of appeal will rule on the 20th of December on the ownership of the Karuturi farm which was put under receivership over a debt it owed one of the banks.
AgDevCo welcomes new funding from the British government
- PRNewswire
- 31 August 2018
As announced as part of Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to Africa, the Department for International Development will provide a further £55m to support AgDevCo's mission to create jobs, improve food security and boost prosperity in Africa.