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Kenyan meat processor builds a one-million goats annual exports business

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Ken Meat, a processor that has found a market in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, has built a successful business around small ruminants. "... Read More


Audit cuts coffee co-operatives' debt claim to Sh6.8bn

Nairobi, Aug. 24 -- A government-led verification of claims submitted by coffee cooperatives, financial institutions and other stakeholders reduced the reported sector debt from Sh11 billion to Sh6.8 ... Read More


She ate termites as a child, now she's built a Sh15m insect protein business

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- At an age when most children would run away from insects, Olivia Naliaka did the opposite. Whenever the rains fell, neighbours in her village would collect termites, a seasonal deli... Read More


The eco-lodge offering a taste of Borana culture

Nairobi, July 29 -- On the edge of Meru National Park, where the savannah meets the Borana grazing lands, a group of huts has become an unlikely setting for one of the most compelling cultural stories... Read More


The dragon fruit bet now a big success on a quarter-acre dry land

Nairobi, June 24 -- When a prolonged drought wiped out his crops, Kennedy Macharia faced a choice familiar to many farmers in Kenya's drylands: keep gambling on unreliable rains or find a crop that co... Read More


How 46-year-old family business turned two cows into cheese empire

Nairobi, June 17 -- In 1979, the founders of Brown's Food Company decided to go into the dairy industry with two cows. Over four decades later, they have given birth to a venture dominating cheese-mak... Read More