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Doctors’ gamble with beautiful breeds pays off

Milton Weche (left) and Benson Wekesa hold ornamental birds at their Mitoto farm in Trans Nzoia County. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

For years, proprietors of Mitoto Poultry Farm in Sango village, Trans County used to keep improved kienyeji chicken. The birds had a ready market. 

The 15-acre poultry unit run by two doctors was home to thousands of improved chicken breeds but is now dotted with ornamental birds. 

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