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Farmers dump tea for sweet honey

By Standard Digital | 15yrs ago

By JOB WERU

When Andrew Rugara inherited a three-acre price of land in Iriaini location, Othaya District from his father in 1982, he was expected to earn a fortune from the parcel.

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