His journey started in 1994, when he opted to take early retirement to venture into saw milling and timber business.
In 2005, he decided to venture into production of animal feeds. He visited a feeds factory at Industrial Area in Nairobi to familiarise himself with components of a feeds plant.
The only machine he bought is a rolling mill which is slightly complicated to assemble.
The sound of roaring machines welcomes you to Mr Kithinji Ruku’s home at Katheri Village on the outskirts of Meru Town.
It is on this half acre farm known as Field Marshall Ruku where he has set up a small animal feeds factory. But the exciting part of his story is that he built most of the components of the factory himself at home.
