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She quit a 30-year banking career to make leather bags

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- Doris Wanjiku was tired of handbags that cracked and lost their shape within months. So she designed one built to last and ended up trading a banking career for a leather business.... और पढ़ें


Inside the business making champions out goats

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- In Kisumu, Musa Juma has turned a single buck valued Sh110,000 into the anchor of a dairy goat enterprise that earns from two streams: premium breeding stock and goat milk. Mr Jum... और पढ़ें


How a farmer breeds Saanen goats that fetch Sh110,000 each

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- In Kisumu, Musa Juma has turned a single buck valued Sh110,000 into the anchor of a dairy goat enterprise that earns from two streams: premium breeding stock and goat milk. Mr Jum... और पढ़ें


How a two-goats gift grew into 3,000-head livestock enterprise

Nairobi, Sept. 23 -- Nine years ago, Matt Muthama owned only two goats, a gift from his uncle in Githunguri, Kiambu. Today, he is the co-founder of KEFT Farm in Wamasa, Kinango, Kwale County, a 600-ac... और पढ़ें


Inside the venture betting millions on Kenya's potatoes

Nairobi, Sept. 9 -- When Kimani Rugendo talks about potatoes, he doesn't begin with the tuber itself but the business behind it. This explains why his company, which built its name on juice cartons, ... और पढ़ें


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. "... और पढ़ें


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 ... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें