Sipping success: Inside a student's banana empire

Calista Eva Wambui of ECO-Banadev Enterprises displaying her products at the ninth Africa Agri Expo in Nairobi on February 11, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

A crowd gathers around a table lined with bottles at a stall inside the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).

An exhibitor standing behind the table hands out tiny plastic cups to curious attendees. She lifts a small container and pours a brownish liquid into each one. The visitors cautiously raise the cups to their lips and, one by one, swallow the contents. At first, there is silence.