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Kitengela's queen of hydroponic farming minting money from soils

Martha Atieno runs a thriving greenhouse, growing tomatoes, local and English cucumbers

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by VICTOR AMADALA

News14 July 2025 - 05:50
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Amid Kenya’s rising youth unemployment crisis, 31-year-old Martha Atieno is rewriting the narrative in Kitengela, Kajiado East, transforming challenge into opportunity and creating jobs through sustainable agriculture.

After working in formal employment from 2012 to 2018, Martha took a bold leap of faith and resigned to pursue training in agribusiness through a partnership between KCB Foundation and Mastercard Foundation.

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