The Millenium Development Goals Report 2012 launched recently indicated that the number of people living in the informal settlement has reduced steadily. The UN report notes that the number of urban residents in the developing countries living in the informal settlement has reduced significantly over the past 12 years. The numbers have reduced from 39 …
Agri-business for Pastor David Odera pays tremendously. David started a tree nursery just for his own home use, but years later he is sought after by many who require seedlings from his nursery. He says his nursery has benefitted all and sundry as he gets calls from as far as Nairobi. He is also sought …
Miriam Kiprop, Nancy Mwashi and their assertive and humorous chairlady Beatrice Kirundu are no ordinary women; they are part of a group of about 15 women who go by the name of Jitahidi, which in Swahili means work hard in the Gambogi area in Vihiga district. Just like their name Jitahidi, they know too well …
Mathare is one of the largest informal settlement areas in Nairobi. Previous estimates indicated that this is home to nearly half a million people. But according to the 2009 National Population and Housing census, the numbers seem to be minimal than the estimates. The report indicates that Mathare has 5 Sub- locations whose population totals …
What started as an activity that involved young people to help women plant sweet potato vines, has led to tremendous development changes in their community. From ensuring that estates of children orphaned due to HIV/AIDS are not grabbed by greedy relatives, to using the best farming techniques in the rocky soils of maragoli land in Western …
Picture this; a group of women working in a white man’s coffee plantation, each end of the day they get paid Shillings 5 for every debe – jerrican – of coffee that they manage to pick. A decade later what started as a Friday afternoon fellowship, they claim ownership of business enterprises, own small pieces …
“Farming gives me more joy than I had ever experienced while working at the Mumias sugar company. When I was discontinued from work, it was a painful period in my life. Although I was employed on a temporary basis on a small salary, at that time, it was a big thing to be employed and …
Western province is the home of chicken and chicken-loving people. The mention of the word chicken and everyone knows or rather thinks of the luhya people. The Luhya’s are famed for their love for the birds so much that they would do anything to get a piece of it. The trouble with this notion is …
A rabbit’s gestation period is a month- 30 days- and it can give birth up to four times a year depending on how the farmer takes care of them. Rabbits are always ready for fertilization. One rabbit can give birth to between 5 to 10 young ones. Some experts say that they could give birth …
Kirinyaga is a three hours drive from Nairobi. We make our way through the greenery that greets us to a small village in this Central part of Kenya to a village called Kiamumu where we find the Kiamumu organic farmers group. Here, farmers are wary of the chemical components that make up the fertilizers and …
