Layers chicken kept at battery cages at Renray Poultry Solutions farm located in Ruiru, Kiambu County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa/Standard]
It is mid-morning in Kimende, a chilly highland settlement tucked within Lari constituency in Kiambu County.
While the fog still hangs low over the forested ridges, inside a quiet compound a few kilometres from the main road, warmth radiates—not just from the heat lamps inside the poultry brooding unit but from the energy of a woman who has turned chick-rearing into a thriving agribusiness.