Maize Farming in Western Kenya

poster with image of maize cob and headline highlighting the woes of small scale Bukusu farmer in western Kenya

What a wretched time to be a small scale Bukusu farmer

In a cutting expose, we illuminated how the honest work of the small scale farmer in mulembe is disenfranchised by NCPB cartels . An enterprise consisting of middlemen, traders and pliant government officials whose choke-hold on this public utility of strategic national interest serves nothing but the narrow, selfish aims of a few. Today, we …

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photo collage with news headlines of NCPB depots in Kenyan media

The tragedy at Western Kenya NCPB depots: A Tale of Sadam’s fate, Ghanaian folktale and Mayi muro

Such is the extent of state capture by maize cartels of Western NCPB depots that it demands of us two stories and a song to tell: The story of Sadam’s fate, a Ghanaian folktale; and the poignant message of Mayi Muro, a contemporary Bukusu folk music hit. It is a situation that’s alike to a …

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