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Meet Bill Gates’ Makueni host

Mary Mathuli

Mary Mathuli with some of her chickens in Ngunu village, Makueni County, on December 4, 2023. 

Photo credit: Pius Maundu | Nation Media Group

By  Pius Maundu

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The mixed farmer has at least 3,000 chickens at any one point, keeps fish and two dairy cows and also grows beans and maize. 
  • The last six months have seen the bulk of Mathuli’s enterprise shift towards training on good agricultural practices following her experience.

Until March when American philanthropist Bill Gates toured her farm, Mary Mathuli was not known beyond Muvau village in Makueni County. 

Mathuli is part of a network of village-based advisers using their farms to train locals on enhancing production. 

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