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How Baringo residents are going from weeds to wealth

How Baringo residents are going from weeds to wealth
Cummins Cogeneration (Kenya) Limited will pilot a project to generate power using the invasive Mathenge weed.  [Photo: Boniface Thuku/Standard]

By Robert Kiplagat

Baringo, Kenya: It’s a dreaded weed introduced to curb desertification in the arid areas of Baringo County but has caused more suffering to the communities than good.

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