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How rural youth are creating jobs, firms in agri-food value chains

CAMLPO Ltd Managing Director Robert Mwangi during the interview on his farm in Njoro. [Linda Akwabi, Standard]

Robert Mwangi was initially working as an auditor in 2018 after graduating from Egerton University.

But he felt the money was not enough. The presence of bees in their home, which was now becoming a nuisance, happened to be an opportunity that he needed to supplement his income. They were the new cash cow.

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