I paid fees with my butternut cash

Pamela Nkatha at her father’s farm in Kawanjara, Embu County. [PHOTO: FELIX MURIITHI/ STANDARD]

At the beginning of this year, Smart Harvest brought you an inspiring story of a teenager from Subukia who had gone against the usual teen script of ‘twerking.. Facebooking... tweeting’. He was a thriving farmer. Looks like there is another gem from Embu County, 15-year-old Pamela Nkatha.

A firstborn, Nkatha is a passionate butternut farmer, who is determined to transform her life and that of her family through farming. “I have always loved farming since I was a child. I plan to be an agricultural production officer when I complete my studies. Having been raised up by farmers, it was only natural that I develop the passion,” Nkatha tells Smart Harvest at her father’s farm in Kawanjara, Embu County.