A calm warm morning greets us as the sun rises at the foot of Kiagu Hills in Imenti South constituency, Meru county where we meet Stella Muthee inspecting her sorghum crop – Gandam variety
Stella is contract farmer mobilised by the Kenya Breweries Limited to grow sorghum, a key raw material in the production of their keg Senator beer. Through the Sorghum out-growers programme, KBL has created employment for over 47,000 farmers drawn from Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, Homa Bay, Busia, Tharaka Nithi and Meru counties.