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Grandma sets up model dairy farm after retirement

Dairy animals feeding at their Zero grazing unit in Ng’echek in Nandi County. Nelly Sum ventured into the dairy farming as source of income. PHOTO: ELIUD KIPSANG

NAIROBI: When she retired from politics to try her hand at growing cattle feed, Nelly Sum had no inkling how successful the venture would be.

Sum, a former councillor at the defunct Nandi County Council, now supplies fodder to leading agrovets in Eldoret town and dairy farmers.

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