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Kieni farmer’s passion for oranges earns him millions of shillings since 1980s

Cyrpriano Mugo on his orange farm at Mahiga in Kieni,Nyeri County. Mugo has been growing oranges in his five acre farm since 1980. (PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD)

When one thinks of oranges in Mahiga village, Kieni Constituency, one man comes to mind. Cyrpriano Mugo has been growing oranges in his five-acre farm since 1980 and it has been a long and arduous journey to keep the venture alive.

“When my wife and I first moved to this piece of land, we noticed everyone was planting traditional crops such as bananas, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, cabbages, onions and tomatoes,” Mugo says.

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