By Daily Nation
The village is the ultimate symbol of authentic natural life. It, then, naturally follows that youth and women are the souls of the village — the ultimate army of reserve labour.
And when they form groups and introduce concepts such as human capital investment — as in tilling land together or even savings and investments in form of chamas and table banking — they become a formidable force in economic liberation.
Farmer groups in rural Kenya possess rare and indigenous skills that impart strong sociocultural bonds which cement their kinships.
They have acquired pass-me-down skills which are not tied to attainment of education, especially higher education related to jobs or employment.
It is for this reason that a private member’s bill in the National Assembly on farmer registration presents a panacea to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy pillar on job creation. Read more>>
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