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Meet Kerio Valley wonder that feeds village

Fredrick Chesang shows some of the egg plants he grows at his Talal farm in Kerio valley. Annually he gets over sh 1million from horticulture. Photos By Fred Kibor

When Fredrick Chesang turned his grazing field into a horticulture production farm, his fellow villagers laughed at him because they were sure his crops would not survive the hot Kerio Valley heat.

Another giant facing him was insecurity that stalk the region.

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