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Youthful engineer from Meru prefers soiling his hands in the farm
While fellow engineers are grappling with complex numbers involving structures, designs and all, one engineer is happy soiling his hands.
By Caroline Wambui 10 years ago
Youthful engineer from Meru prefers soiling his hands in the farm
Want stress free farming? Try cure-all tea tree
Nyeri County is well known as the heartland of maize and beans farming, but this is slowly changing as farmers engage in other agricultural ventures.
By Caroline Wambui 10 years ago
Want stress free farming? Try cure-all tea tree
Best practices enriching a farmer in harsh weather
As some residents of Igamatundu sub-location in Tharaka Nithi County complain of harsh climatic conditions, one farmer is thriving.
By Caroline Wambui 10 years ago
Best practices enriching a farmer in harsh weather
Kenyan farmer outsmarts climate change with a green farm
Upon harvest, she uses pesticides to do away with the weeds and only uses the farm equipment to dig the holes. She also plants early before the rainy season.
By Caroline Wambui 10 years ago
Kenyan farmer outsmarts climate change with a green farm
My tree empire was once a ‘joke’
Imagine starting a venture and the whole village starts mocking you because they think you are a big fool. And more so because you dropped out of school to pursue that project.
By Caroline Wambui 10 years ago
My tree empire was once a ‘joke’
I discovered greener pastures in banana flour
If you want to fetch more money as a farmer, you are better off selling a finished product as opposed to a raw produce.
By Caroline Wambui 10 years ago
I discovered greener pastures in banana flour
Yes, money grows on my Kenyan trees
If you thought money does not grow on trees, you need to hear David Mugambi’s story on tree planting.
By Caroline Wambui 10 years ago
Yes, money grows on my  Kenyan trees
Oburu: We have no intention of kicking anyone out of the party
Politics
By Irene Githinji and Okumu Modachi
46 mins ago
From looting to grounded fleet and leasing; inside KQ's turbulence
Business
By David Odongo and Edward Indakwa
1 hr ago
Realignment fear looms as ODM-UDA deal inches closer
Politics
By Ndungu Gachane
1 hr ago
Construction costs rise 20pc on skyrocketing cement prices
Real Estate
By Graham Kajilwa
1 hr ago