What most Kenyans don’t know is that gospel artist Gloria Muliro is not only an artist but a successful poultry farmer.
She rears over 1000 ‘kienyeji’ chicken in her 2 acre farm in Juja.
Gloria travels to her farm in Juja at least once per week to examine how ‘her chicken’ which she co – owns with her business ally Shinel Wanja are fearing on.
“I normally come here on weekdays because my weekends are spent in the studio. For instance, if I am going on a Monday I leave Nairobi early in the morning so that I can be here in good time to help manage things. I leave in the evening after I’m done with my projects. My business partner also makes the same trips depending on her schedule,” Gloria says.
Gloria also other than poultry farming she grows maize and beans in her farm.
“Although I come here once a week, I talk to the farm manager every day. I call him every evening to get an update on how things are going on here. He notifies me if there are any sick birds, if feeds aren’t enough and any other challenge the birds maybe facing. That way, I get to address problems before they escalate,” she says.
Farming is not an easy task, but somehow Gloria Muliro have managed to balance farm work and her music career.
She visits the farm during weekdays, and spent her weekends in the studio.
“When I come here, I drop the ‘celeb’ tag and get down to work. On the farm, there is no swag, so the make-up and bling have to go. When I am on the farm, I am just a simple village girl from Emuhaya taking care of her kukus,” she says.
Despite numerous challenges that she has faced in poultry farming, she somehow tries to find a solution and manages to forge ahead instead of giving up.