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Farmer turns arid land into a green lush of fruits

In Vinda village at the far east of Kitui Central District in Kitui County, Itila Mbiti is the envy of the village because of his noble farming skills.

Mbiti, 68, has turned his farm green in an otherwise arid land through furrow irrigation where he digs trenches along seasonal rivers cutting across his farm to water his plants.

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