
Beautiful harvest for Machakos farmers after solar fence installation By Alex Mutua: Tuesday, march, 28, 2023 Fruits as a source of income to many phenomenons Judy Mutuku harvests mangoes at her farm in Kyanzavi, Machakos County on February, 28, 2023. She is among farmers who have adopted fruit farming in the region bordering Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park. It took a solar powered fence installation powered by the county government of Machakos in partnership African Wildlife Foundation to keep the elephants, buffalo, cheetah, zebra as well as hippos away. Residents now have a peace of mind and the region is now one of the biggest producers of food and assorted tropical fruits. She is happy avocado farmer. Even before the onset of the avocado season, her avocado trees are producing fruits in abundance and the monetary return is more promising. Her home borders ...