Alex Mwangi, also known as Alex wa Jamii Pishori Rice, left his village in Mugoiri area of Kiharu Constituency, Murang’a County in search of a way to make a living. He eventually settled in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, where he worked in rice farms. Today, he is a millionaire with a successful rice brand, “Jamii Pishori […]
In 2022, Nairobi was ranked as the only African city that registered growth by the latest Prime Global Cities Index released by real estate firm Knight Frank. Kenya’s capital was listed at position 32 after it posted a 3.5% growth between the 2021 first quarter and the 2022 first quarter. The Africa Wealth Report 2022, […]
Bungoma, Vihiga, Busia, and Kakamega counties make up Western Kenya. As of the 2019 census, the total population of the aforementioned counties is about 5,021,843. Kakamega, the region’s wealthiest county, contributes 2.4% to the national GDP while Vihiga, the region’s poorest county, contributes only 0.8%. As reported by several online media outlets, here is a […]
Eunice Otieng’s journey from homelessness to becoming a landlord is a remarkable one. In 2017, she was facing several difficulties. Her husband had left her for another woman, leaving her with substantial loans to repay. As a result, Otieng found herself in a precarious financial situation, which was exacerbated when her landlord evicted her and […]
There is a general perception that degree courses are better than diplomas. But is that always the truth? When it comes to the education sector, a rise in universities has seen majority of youths opting to acquire a degrees so as to be competitive in the job market. The honest truth is that there are some diploma […]
As a young high school graduate in Kenya, Mwangi Mukami was labeled a failure by society after receiving a D+ on his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). With limited prospects available to those without a university degree in Kenya, his future seemed bleak. The perception of being a “failure” left him vulnerable to his […]
Renson Mlegwa Mnyamwezi’s article in Smart Harvest focuses on Jimson Kambale, a successful dairy farmer in the Taita-Taveta County of Kenya’s Coast region. Kambale faced a lack of finances when he began his dream of dairy farming but managed to save while employed to start his farm. Kambale has become an expert in dairy keeping, […]