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From prison officer to smart farmer

64 year old retired prison warden George Konyango Ngira, a farmer who specialized in operating fruit nursery at Ugunja in Siaya county. He produces fruit seedlings for sale. PIC BY COLLINS ODUOR

As the saying goes, one fruit a day keeps the doctor away. But to this retired prison farm manager, a fruit seedling keeps poverty at a distance.

In any ordinary morning, you will find George Konyango Ngira watering his nursery at his farm in Sega in Ugenya, Siaya County.

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