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It is sad people hide under the veil of religion to commit crime!

Just like some Somalis who are living comfortably in Nairobi but wiring money back to Somali to support Al Shabaab operations.

They must do their time in jail.

hammariise:
No wonder You're a female that's why you try na defend women

Bro, Truth has no gender as l defended neither of them because they both betrayed each other!

chucky234:
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I waited for you to post the link before breaking it to you that Kenya is a right hand drive nation! If you know the Mombasa road you quoted you will know that it can never be this free for the President to have one lane all to himself! Next time learn not to copy and paste fake stories!

chucky234:
In the picture below current Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte on his bicycle riding to work while on the right,president Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya along Mombasa road in Nairobi going to have a hair cut.


Culled:

Provide the link because l doubt that to be Uhuru's entourage going to have a haircut!

hammariise:
I agree with you but woman's own pass na, choose only one among them

Both are equally evil as none's betrayal is lesser!

Abagworo:
And why would you believe such beer parlour gossip if you aren't a street urchin?


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Do you also have some pictures of the interior of the classrooms.

So misleading!

One can feel the bond.

RevDesmondJuju:
That aside, why should Imo commonwealth be used in educating Adamawa state?

The APC is filled with southern slaves

He wants to use the resources of Imo State to curry personal favour!

Obiagu1:
This is for the records when the time comes, we know what to do.

Igboland dipped into the ocean.

You are entitled to dream on!

One not being Pro-biafra does not translate that one has a political position in Abuja. We have 5 Governors in the South east, who are all igbos, you should ask them what they do with the security vote they receive regularly!

'Eye service' is very important in politics.

simpleseyi:
Can you imagine some schools having less than 80 students? 80 students divided by 6 classes (i.e. primary 1 to 6)= 13.33. That means some schools have an average of 13.33 students per level and there are teachers earning salary monthly in that school. Wont it be economical to merge those schools? My brothers and sisters, should we see everything only from political perspective?

No one feels comfortable being transferred to the North for security reasons!

This Okorocha's eye service towards the North is getting too much!

OP, so when do you intend to give the Ijaws in Rivers State quit notice as Landlord concern?

hammariise:
Of betrayal

If the man had jumped alongside the woman, he would have been dead meat. if the woman had jumped without the parachute while the man stayed back she too would have been dead meat! So this a case of 2 equal cheats as they both did set out to cheat the other!

hammariise:
The man has a right to accuse the wife

Accuse her of what?

Apitch:
My broda u don't need to be ashamed, Kenya identifies the importance of agriculture and they are working hard to fully maximize their output so do most African countries but 9ja still depends on the almighty oil that only benefits the rich n politicians, negltting agriculture which if properly harnessed will make oil look like poo
Imagine when Kenya discovered oil, the president begged them to pretend it's not there and go on with the agric reforms
My only regret which I can't help is that i am already a Nigerian

Oil has really messed us up as a Nation and continue to feel pity for those who see Oil as a messiah. I recall discussing with a guy from Otuocha in Anambra State and he was reeling out how their area would transform at the drilling of oil at the Anambra River basin and l was just shaking my head and asked him which Niger delta community looks like Dubai because of the oil being drilled there. Rather he should as an individual think out creative ways to utilize the little space Anambra and other South east states occupy as Anambra size as a state is only 4,844 km² while Akamkpa which is just one Local Government Area in Cross River State is 5,003 km² and that itself is about the size of Imo State!

No matter how small a space is when innovative knowledge jam am, it would produce hundred folds!

nnaiah:
Habari.

Please where do I find egusi and ogbonno. I want to cook and can't find them in nakumatt or uchumi.


Kenya is a good place.

I have made good friends. I have also bought a swahili book. Very soon I will start writing in swahili.

You can always have them sent in from Lagos and pick it up somewhere off River road.

Apitch:
Export to Europe?
Very soon 9ja will start importing from them

Don't mind us, every night tonnes of fresh cut flowers are exported from Nairobi to different European cities which earn them about $500m in 2014 and employing over 100,000 workers, Nigeria as big boy concern goes to Europe to import those same flowers and you think all is well with us!

When GEJ was still in office, they were bilateral trade talks that would see Kenya directly export tea and flower to Nigeria! Though Kenya produces one of the best tea in the world even the tea Queen Elizabeth of England takes is specially sourced from Kenya but we have places like Mambilla Plateau that grow tea. But make l talk true o, Nigeria still dey learn work in comparison to Kenya when it comes to tea business and l am ashamed to say l do send tea down to Nigeria for family consumption!

Until recently, Florence Gitungo never paid much attention to a huge tree in her Murang’a home and the nuts it produced.

The kola nut tree is the only one in the neighbourhood and perhaps in the country. It has been in her compound for more than 30 years.

A visit by a Nigerian family friend about six years ago, however, became an eye-opener for the farmer who told her it’s a kola nut tree.

“Our friend was shocked that such a valued tree in Nigeria was growing in Kenya but unutilised for economic gains,” says Gitungo.

Kola nut trees are much revered in West Africa, especially in Nigeria, as they produce nuts that are used to pay bride price and are offered as gifts to important visitors as a cultural practice among the Igbo people.

The tree’s extracts are used to manufacture many cola type soft drinks and as a source of caffeine used in pharmaceutical products and essential oils.

Kola seeds are processed to produce an array of by-products that range from tannin, which provides important material for use in the textile industry and as a base for making wine and chocolate.

The kola pod husk is also used to manufacture detergents, while its leaves, twigs, flowers and bark are used as organic manure and to prepare a concoction used as a remedy for dysentery, diarrhoea and vomiting, among others.

The tree grows to a height of 20 metres, and has 30cm long evergreen leaves.

ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

Celebrated Nigerian author Chinua Achebe popularised the nuts across the world in his book, Things Fall Apart.

Nigeria accounts for 70 per cent of the total world production of kola nuts.

The revelation shocked Gitungo, who was not aware that the tree introduced by her husband George Gitungo (now deceased) in 1984, was such a jewel.

Gitungo returned from a trip in Nigeria with three kola seeds, planted and left them to germinate without paying much attention to their progress.

“At some point as they grew in my compound, I thought they were avocado trees. And because they had been planted too close to our house, I uprooted the other two,” says Gitungo.

Over the years, however, she was amazed by the way the tree grew. It never dried during dry spells nor shed its leaves as others.

She decided to keep the tree even though it had no economic value to her family.

After learning of the importance of the tree from the Nigerian, Gitungo called the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation offices in Thika to find out more about the tree and more important, to establish it’s economic potential.

“An official at the institute told me there is no way the kola tree could grow in the country. He added that they had attempted several times to grow the tree in Kenya and failed,” she says.

Dejected but determined, Gitungo says she experimented and found out how to propagate the seeds.

“I opened the fruit. It has between four and eight seeds. I then removed them and the flesh, dried and planted, and they grew.”

She has since propagated more than 7,000 seedlings for over one year. She starts by soaking the seeds in water to soften the hard cover and then plants them in a seedbed.

“They germinate after about three weeks and I transfer them to polythene bags. They are ready for sale after about three months,” explains Gitungo.

She has sold some of them mainly to extended family members at Sh1,100 (N2,000) each, hoping that one day from her 7,000 seedlings that she has propagated, the tree will be widely grown in the country.

“Our family members have planted them in Murang’a, Kiambu and Nairobi just to see how the tree is faring on. I can say, so far, so good,” says Sam Gitungo, Gitungo’s son who works in a software company in Nairobi.

ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS

The younger Gitungo says he recently took the kola nuts to the Nigerian High Commission and the envoy was impressed.

“He had promised to help us make the plant economically useful but this may not be possible because he has returned to his country.”

The last seeds Gitungo planted in September have germinated into sizeable seedlings that can be transplanted.

John Wambugu, an agronomist at Wambugu farm in Nyeri says the plant can only be spread after the government has done proper research through the Kenya Plant health Inspectorate Service.

“After establishing the tree’s ecological requirements, it can then be distributed in the right ecological zones in the country for use mostly in the pharmaceutical and confectionery industries,” he says.

Prof Mary Abukutsa, an organic farming expert and Head of Horticulture Department at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, says kola nut contains caffein used as a flavour in beverages and is believed to be the origin of the word cola.

“To introduce it into the country, we must carry out some research on the chemical composition, cultivation methods and market potential,” she says. She called on government research agencies to take up the matter.

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Growing kola nut trees

For good growth, the plant (right) needs a hot humid climate, but can withstand a dry season in areas with a high water table. Though it is a lowland forest tree, it can grow in area’s with altitudes of over 300m on deep, rich soils under heavy and evenly distributed rainfall.

Regular weeding is a must and can either be done manually or by using herbicides. Some irrigation can be provided to the plants, but it is important to remove the water through an effective drainage system, as excess of it may be detrimental for the growth of the plant. When not grown in adequate shade, the Kola plant responds well to fertilisers. Usually, the plants need to be provided with windbreaks to protect them from strong gales.

Kola nuts can be harvested mechanically or by hand, by plucking them from the tree branch. When kept in a cool, dry place, Kola nuts can be stored for a long time.

The nuts are attacked by the Kola weevil while the tree by the borer.

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One thing l know for sure is that once Kenya gets a good grasp of growing Kola nuts they would be exporting it to Europe!

Though constitutional but the cost of governance is increasing.

Most Nigerians don't feel any sympathy for MTN.

Did Dino really go through the records before raising the alarm?

Eyah.

Just laughing, who takes what politicians say serious!

Waiting for results.

Every man and his opinion.

Abbeyme:
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Bashing who na?

OP or Frank Kokori

Make dem wake up, Frank Kokori go hear am!

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