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Thieves invade lucrative macadamia farms

A farmer in Kiamwathi Village, Kirinyaga shows where his macadamia nuts were stolen. [Munene Kamau, Standard]

Farmers in Kirinyaga and Embu counties are staring at losses as thieves invade their macadamia farms.

The theft, according to the farmers, is being fuelled by the high prices that the nuts are fetching. There is also low production of the nuts.

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