My girlfriend left me because I chose farming

Charles Ngei (24) weeds managu at a farm in lower kabete.18/11/2016 PHOTO B Y GEORGE NJUNGE

When Patrick Kairu was a boy, he wanted to be a pilot. His dream was to fly a plane or become a successful engineer.

Years later, Kairu has found himself driving a different kind of machinery – a handcart. He says he has no regret over the path he chose to follow; that of quitting formal employment to pursue farming.