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Jane Onyango: I get Sh. 40,000 monthly from chicken farming, but my aim is Sh. 100,000

Jane Onyango is a determined to become a renowned poultry farmer in Western Kenya.  She says what she started as a hobby is already paying off, fetching an average monthly income of Sh40,000. The farmer, who hails from Wagayi Village...

Tecno to rival M-Pesa with new mobile money service in Kenya

Tecno Mobile is set to start a mobile money service in Kenya in what might lead to direct rivalry with Kenya's top mobile money service provider M-Pesa. The intention to launch the service was announced by the firm which is the...

Just how realistically profitable is farming chicken in Kenya?

Just how realistically profitable is farming chicken in Kenya? This is a question that has often divided opinion among Kenyans. There are those who think that profits from poultry farming are exaggerated. There are also those who feel that...

How you can make extra money from urban spinach farming in Kenya

One day in March last year when Mary Ngunu was watching 9pm news on a local TV station, she saw a farmer explaining how urban spinach farming in Kenya is practised. She took contacts of the company, Real Impact...

My simple zero grazing gives me Sh. 50,000 monthly

As door to the cattle shed opens, Baha and Obama, the cows, mow loudly after seeing their three-months-old calves outside. The dairy farmer, Martin Aswani who hails from Mwinaya village in Butere sub-county, explains it’s time for milking, but today...

How my cows produce 50 litres of milk each, heifers cost Sh. 600,000

There are certain dairy farms in Kenya that are doing extremely well. In these dairy farms, cows retail close to Ksh. 1 million with milk production of more than 50 litres per cow. Well, one of these farms is...

I earn 55k, spend 41k; How can I save 600k to buy land in 12 months?

My name is Philip Odhiambo. I am 25 years old. I am not married. I work as a freelance transcription and academic writer. On average, I make Sh. 55,000 from my work every month. So far, I have managed...

Young woman ‘fundi’ working to build her own construction company

Mason Jobs in Kenya: “My name is Nathalyn Muthoni. I am 24 years old. I was born in Baragwi Ward, Gichugu Constituency in Kirinyaga County. I am the first born in a family of two children. Throughout my life,...

What I learnt after taking Sh. 800,000 loan to start dairy farming

Andrian Gitonga is the proud owner of 30 cows – eight lactating ones, eight heifers, three calves and 11 bulls that she fattens for sale. In a day, Andrian collects over 130 litres of milk, which she sells to Nkuene...

Chacha Nyaigoti: The good and bad of saving money in Saccos

Chacha Nyaigoti Bichang’a is a lecturer, trade unionist, mentor, and the founder of Chachanomics Limited, a mentorship and financial consultancy firm. Partnerships can be bottomless money pits if you don’t do due diligence. I once put a lot of money...

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