Where cows sleep on mattresses

Stanley Kiambati a dairy farmer who has 67 dairy cattle at his zero-grazing farm in Maitei, Meru displays his milk cooler. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

From mattresses for his cows to a resident vet, Stanley Kiambati’s farm tucked in one of the semi-arid areas in Meru County, is a model farm where neighbours and aspiring farmers from other counties troop in for lessons.

When he set up the farm in 2014, Kiambati wanted to do things differently. “I wanted to run this farm as a business venture and for any business to succeed, you have to make sure everything runs as it should. In my case, my cows are my business partners, so I have to accord them the comfort they deserve,” he says.