FAV MAG ISSUE 15

LIFE

CHANGING

EXPERIENCE

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15th EDITION | KSH 350

YOUTH WITH A FUTURE:

THE PERFECT FINISHING FASHION & STYLE:

TO MAKE UP OR NOT EM MODELS AFRICA

ENTREPRENEURSHIP:

THE WAMBUGU APPLE: NURTURING AND TASTING THE SWEETNESS

CREATING BLISS FROM FARMING: MANDIKIZELLA HAVENS

PENINAH MUTHONI

SPRUCING UP THE FARMING WONDER

SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT:

EASTER DAY AND BEYOND FR.CK HEALTH:

COLON CLEANSE DR. ROSE JOHN

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CONTENTS

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FEEDBACK Perfect Finish

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Isabel Nia

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10-13 PENINAH MUTHONI 16-19

CREATING BLISS FROM FARMING: MANDIKIZELLA HAVENS

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To Make Up Or Not?

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Taking care of your legs

THE WAMBUGU APPLE:

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COLON CLEANSE

EASTER DAY AND BEYOND. FATHER C.K

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COVER MODEL

Meet the Cover Girl

I could tell this was a lady with a passion and purpose in her life. As a business lady, she had focus and experience in agri-business dealership and I sought to know more about her.

Wardrobe: Model's own, Photography: Sammy, Shoot Location: Abadare Gardens and Resort

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Dear Readers,

Editorial

I’m here again with a hearty hello to you my esteemed readers. 2021 is progressing well despite the uncertainties of this COVID-19. But 2020 taught us well.

That we should be thankful for every breath we take, should never ever be taken for granted. As you read this, you have been added another precious day so count your blessings one by one and you’ll see what God has done for all of us. I therefore welcome you to read the second issue of The Favourite Magazine for the year 2021. We embrace the second quarter of this year with hope and thankfulness to God even as we continue to take all the precautions as advised by the health experts.

As I reflect on this edition, what comes to mind are two key words: resilience and restoration . Most of us have lost so much that we have lost count and have and have been left numb.

Opportunities, dreams, hopes, plans, time, jobs, resources, health and loved ones have been lost. But in everything, however painful, there is a lesson. In every lesson there is wisdom gained.

Thus every loss has a gain in re-wiring our expectations, attitudes, strategies, priorities and understanding of life.

This builds our resilience. It makes us stronger. It makes us better people. No matter what happens in this life, we cannot afford to give up. We have to look up at that star above from our bottomless pits of despair. We must rise and start moving towards the light at the end of the tunnel. We must pick the broken pieces and put them together and carry on. This is restoration. Both resilience and restoration require patience and will-power. But being strong, we must; moving on, we must.

My Prayer once again for you and me dear reader, is that we shall weather this storm and come out better and stronger. So enjoy all the articles we have put together for you as we continue to appreciate your loyal readership. I leave you with the wisdom of the African proverb, “When God cooks, you don’t see smoke.”

Enjoy your reading and my you thrive as the year progresses.

Suzie Editor in chief

Perfect Finish

Youth and Life

By Menta T Don’t we all love perfect products?

That velvety soft sturdy couch we sit on after a hard day’s labour, which massages our tired muscles. That designer suit we touch and yearn for as it appeals to us on its display stand. That perfect tantalizing soup that nourishes us at the dining table. That sleek latest smartphone that brings the world in our hands with incredible speeds and amazing features. That perfect limo that purrs effortlessly on our leisurely road trips… And the list is endless. Yet that end product has to go through a long process of becoming until finally the raw becomes the fine. The finishing touches then make the difference.

Dear youth, what is your finishing?

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Youth and Life gloss and uniqueness and appeal of a precious product?

must bring in all the parts of your physical mental, psychological, spiritual, social, emotional, Nancy Van Pelt (2009) wrote intellectual self, to a balanced whole? a booklet, Character under As a youth, you are at your prime and Construction. She defined are malleable. Use that advantage to character as ‘’Moral excellence. shape your destiny. As the Swahili It involves honesty, self-control, proverb states: Kizuri Chajiuza, thoughtfulness of others, Kibaya Chajitembeza. religious loyalty , moral ideals, However, no human being is conscience and the ability to perfect. Each one of us has points inhibit impulses. It is the mark of weakness. This is where good of a person – The pattern of finishing comes in. A master in traits upon his lifestyle.’’ That whatever field of creativity will means dear youth that you identify the defective parts and are a work under progress. work painstakingly to give a You are a busy construction finishing gloss that covers them site. You are in the factory and no one will be the wiser. Even belts. Yet, despite other old dilapidated. Pieces will be factors and people being refurbished and compete favourably part of who you are, you are with the new. That is why antiques your own chief designer; the go for such high prices. Dear youth, solo architect of who you do you know your vulnerabilities, are; the very person to put all your weak spots? If you do, work on those finishing touches that them, patch them up. Paint them say you are a fine brand. afresh, chisel them and design them What happens when a product differently, re-arrange the pieces of has defects? Most often, it will your life, re-model and throw out be rejected and thrown away or the non-essentials. Package yourself sold as a reject at a lower cost? How afresh and brand your values more often have you as an individual sold strategically. yourself short? How many times In the bible, we read of a young have you lost the opportunities for man rearing to go and driven by big greatness because of the defaults dreams. But their realization was resulting from your choices, another frustrating story all together. miscalculations, and by-passing Joseph was a favourite with his father crucial phases of your constructions? who even made him a beautiful How many times have you passed robe. His own brothers planned as a fake by trying to ape others and to eliminate him and sold him into their lifestyles even when you can slavery. His master’s wife wanted clearly see your own journey and him as her side-dish and cunningly process of being is what is right? made him go to prison due to his How many times have you forgotten moral stand. Prison life was difficult you are multi-faceted and therefore and yet his light still shone through the darkness. He never compromised on his brand. Whatever the circumstances, he kept working on himself.

Finally, he was a leader making important decisions in a land far away from home which became a benefit to others. The very scheming brothers were brought to him in circumstances of desperation. Many of us would have taken that chance to revenge, humiliate, punish and display our might. But not Joseph his finishing was

pure and majestic. It displayed maturity, wisdom, benovelence, love, kindness, Godliness, forgiveness, humility, flexibility, vision, focus, innovativeness, loyalty, diligence and leadership.

Dear youth, it doesn’t matter what your circumstances are. As long as you make the right choices and pay the cost of patient moulding as your unique self is constructed and branded all will be well. Don’t fall for the veneer of false images posted on social media. Don’t fall for the flashy lifestyles all around you that puts materialism and public recognition before what is real and humane. Whenever you pose before the mirror of your soul and ask “Mirror, Mirror on the wall who is fairest of all?’’

The true reflection and true answer will be staring at you every second of your life. So, just be true to yourself and your mission on this earth.

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Inspiring lives

PENINAH MUTHONI SPRUCING UP THE FARMING WONDER

By Suzie I was a local tourist as I travelled to Abardare Gardens Resort in Karatina, Nyeri County. There I met my host and shared wonderful moments with the gorgeous humble and friendly Peninah as we took a sumptuous lunch in this beautiful, quiet and green establishment . As we chatted, I could tell this was a lady with a passion and purpose in her life. As a business lady, she had focus and experience in agribusiness dealership and I sought to know more about her.

She is the fourth born daughter of the late Benson Gatei and Grace Wairimu in a family of nine siblings, 5 boys and 4 girls. Since her parents were in business, she assisted them often and some lessons stuck with her . She was born raised and schooled in Karatina and after her secondary education at Tumutumu Girls, she joined the Coast Institute of Technology for a diploma in Tourism Management. As she pursued her career goals, she fell in love and married the love of her life Robert Gathuru at 21 years, after college. They have three children, two boys and one girl – Roy 23, Ryan 16 and Daisy 10. The children have been a divine gift in their lives and are at different levels of the education ladder.

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Twiga, East African Seeds, Green life, Bayer East Africa, Elgon and Syngenta. As such, they work closely with farmers in the region giving them advice; encouraging them on better agro-business approaches ; training them on good agricultural practices and providing them with all the farming requirements they need without compromising quality and good customer relations .

Family life has its responsibilities and thus instead of pursuing tourism management which would involve being away from home often, she and hubby opted for the business line. Her in-laws were already in the Agri-business and her husband was in this business too. So in 2000 they started running an agrovet. It was a small establishment stocking farming requirements like seeds and fertilizers.

Peninah soon realized that farming was a gem and all that was needed was to have a passion for what she was doing. She wore her dustcoat and learnt the intricacies of business and the farming world. Their family agrovet became their centre of focus and now , 21 years later, she can proudly say they are doing well. They are somewhere, helping farmers in the region make their farming a better experience. Today they’re distributors for major Agro firms like

Now at 45 years, she is more knowledgeable in her area of work and she seeks to empower young women to become achievers. In her establishment, Jupiter, she has ten women in her team. She values mentorship of young people for she knows this is a generation with great promise. She also knows the rewarding value of working closely with farmers as she believes in the fact that farming is the backbone of the Kenyan economy. She goes out of her way to attend farmers meetings, expos and even visiting them in their farms.

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Inspiring lives It is Robert Louis Stevenson who stated, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” And so for Peninah, she continues to provide seeds to her farming fraternity and knowing the farmers will surely get a good deal.

Thus she also plants seeds of hope and joy and friendship to those she interacts with knowing it is a labour of love for which she must continuously sow seeds and nurture them for a great harvest day after day.

Ten Quick ones for Peninah

1) Your Mentors?

. My late husband. Aspire to carry on to higher heights what we started together years back. . A lady friend, the Late Nancy Wanjiru who I met in early years of business and taught me the ropes.

2) Three people you admire?

. Generally anyone who goes out of their way to use their resources to help the poor. . My mother for her strength and business acumen. .The first lady Margaret Kenyatta for her humbleness and dedication in helping fellow women and children.

3] Your Achievements?

. Seeing a business grow over the years .Learning the expectations of Agribusiness and their family business being recognized for awards. .2015 - Best Agro-Dealer of the year – Elgon & Ministry of Agriculture. .2018 – Best Agro – Dealer of the year – Sinjenta .2018 – Best growth – Bayer East Africa . Bringing together over 3,000 farmers in June 2019 in Karatina for an expo and training. .Raising a family while attending to business.

4) Challenges encountered?

. Weather fluctuations which adversely affects farming and thus business . Cut – throat competition from other agro – dealers thus profit margins are challenged.

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Inspiring lives . Hiring and retaining competent staff who can handle all challenges posed by farmers since getting those with the technical training in farming is challenging .

5) Best Memory?

. A solitary drive to Lake Bogoria 4 years ago on my birthday.

6) Best Meal?

. Mukimo, Kuku Kienyenji with traditional vegies managu, terere.

7) Fashion Choice ?

. Casual, simple dress and classic shoes . Ooh, my greatest weakness is shoes – I simply love them!

8) Dream Vacation?

. Dubai .A desert drive and a swim with dolphins

9) What breaks your heart? . Someone sick and in pain

10) Parting shot?

. Farming is a gem. It is the way to go.

Each of us should see beyond the dirt of the soil and exploit the potential of agri-business. Farming is my future and your future.

As I wrapped up this interview, I thought of how farming was crucial for every human being's existence and how we often take it for granted.

Thus, whether in business like wonderful Peninah, or in the farm tilling and tending the crops and animals, we should all value hard work and do it with passion. I leave you with the wisdom of Theodere Roosevelt: No man needs sympathy that he has to work. Far and away, the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

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Real Life

CREATING BLISS FROM FARMING:

MANDIKIZELLA HAVENS

By Suzie As the annual long rains started and farmers looked at the heavens thankfully, i set out to visit a unique farm on the outskirts of Nairobi. I took the Nairobi-Githunguri road and found myself at Kanyiriri village, Gathaithi, Ikinu , Githunguri subcounty in Kiambu county. This is where the family of Carol Baragu, my jovial welcoming host, has decided to create a haven. They have a typical rural farm operating on mixed farming. However, their venture stands out as a family passion, hobby and project driven by modern agri-business principles. They have thus paired a glorious orchard with beautiful ornamental birds against the background of farm animals (cows, goats and pigs) as well as fish.

Carol was born a rural girl in Nyeri and raised in Rumuruti. Her father had a herd of local Zebu cows which she grazed. Meanwhile, she had parents who valued progress so they enrolled her in school together with her sister and brother. She attended primary schools in Nyeri, Rumuruti and Mwatetu before securing a place in Laikipia Girls for Secondary education. Unfortunately boarding life proved a challenge thus a transfer to Gaterwa Secondary Mixed School.

She never made the University cutoff points and by then her father had passed on and the burden of raising the family lay on her mother’s shoulders. At this time of transition, her mother felt that she should try the recruitment for prison warder but she really wasn’t for idea. Along the way, she got married young and relocated to Nairobi.

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Real Life The Gikuyu have a proverb; Gutiri ngware nyinyi mahuria-ini . (There is no small partridge as regards scratching the ground.) In the big city in the sun, Carol found a job as a cleaner cum messanger at Kasneb offices. She did this job devotedly while still thinking of bigger things.

So, she enrolled in college and with time had a diploma, a degree, and a Masters. This educational qualifications opened doors of progress and promotion. Her CEO was a good mentor and when jobs were advertised, she joined the applicants and she landed a marketing job. Her employer deals with exam logistics and now she was no longer the messanger in the bottom ranks but rather bearing the message of the institution’s core values and mission to the outside world. She continued giving her all but in her own words,” As I grew older and was in my 30s, I thought of my retirement. A seminar on the same area was organized at the same time. My focus on life shifted.”

She soon stopped taking up extra duties (over-time ) and so weekends would see her at home tending to house chores, her family (hubby and three children) and generally relaxing. Her life in their Nairobi home was fine, but now there was an urge to travel over weekends to their farm in Ikinu. Together with husband, they thought of a side hustle and started rearing chicken.

Soon the eggs were more than their family would consume and they would sell to neighbours in Nairobi.

With time, new ideas came up. That is how they planted a variety of tress on their farm. Currently they have 65 different types. They added ornamental birds to their chicken brood. Soon they had cows, pigs, and fish on their farm. Their hobby and weekend get-away had turned into a business venture.

Every family member was involved in this project. Their teenage children had taken up roles willingly. Whereas the daughters preferred dealing with the cows, their son had a special interest in the bird kingdom. He took care of them with patience and keeness. The mother bought him small incubator where he hatched the birds and was soon an expert.

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Real Life friends over the holidays and train them. Now a KCSE candidate, he has brought the ornamental birds farming to a new level. Seeing how their farm had transformed, they sat down as a family and brainstormed on a name for their farm. Everyone had ideas that would be inclusive.

Eventually, they agreed to honour their eldest daughter .She was Winnie Nelson and the Dad often referred to her as the First lady and during her baptism, She had chosen to be given the name Winnie Mandikizella Nelson.

to greater heights by further diversifying in integrated farming that positively uses social media for progress. . Continue being a multi-tasker.

Continue working full time job while still farming but making the retirement phase a pleasant transition.

8 Advantages of nurturing a passion in farming? . Creates something beautiful . Keeps one busy . Brings in business

9 Challenges encountered?

Quick Ones for Carol

1Types of ornamental birds on the farm?

Variety of hens, Peacocks, Polish, doves, turkeys, pheasants, different types of ducks, geese, among others

2 Types of fruits grown on the farm?

Kuku manga, Apples, Bananas, Peaches, Pawpaws, hass avocadoes, figs, Mangoes, Oranges, Plums, Strawberries as well as Yams and Pumpkins.

3 Animals reared?

Cows, goats, pigs as well as fish.

4 Family status?

. Happily married to supportive hubby Nelson Kimani .Mother to 3 lovely teenagers: Keegan Kamau Kimani, Winnie Mandikizella Nelson and Mitchell Nyambura Kimani.

5 Great motivator?

.Creating something beautiful for myself and others . Learning new things everyday . Hanging out with people and in places where there is something worthwhile to gain.

6 Key advice to young women?

. Education is very important and farming is noble . You can slay and farm -it is all in the mind.

7 Future aspirations?

.Register for PDH studies . Elevate the farming venture

. Getting and maintaining personnel who are loyal,committed to duty unsupervised and well trained .Ornamental birds maybe disease resistant but they require patience tender care and appropriate structures to keep them warm and safe.

10 Current plans?

. Open farm to the public for sight-seeing, business and training especially for school teams

As I wound up my interview with this amazing lady, I felt relaxed in the beautiful serene environment. I wondered why many in the current generation have looked at farming as dirty work and ended up suffering in our heavily polluted cities.

My challenge then to Kenyans is that it is high time we fully embraced farming in the modern way where the digital and technological advances are to our advantage. Kenya is so well endowed with natural resources and we should seriously borrow a leaf from Israel. All of us have our little dynamic roles to play for after all: murimi umwe ndaiyuragia ikumbi (Gikuyu) – One tiller does not fill the granary.

For further information, contact Carol Burugu at Mandikizella Havens Farm on 0722845875

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Entrepreneurship

THE WAMBUGU APPLE: NURTURING AND TASTING THE SWEETNESS AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY (AND BRINGS THE DOLLAR HOME!)

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Entrepreneurship

By Suzie Everyone who has sat in a Geography class has discussed the great challenge of modern living- the rural to urban migration. Everyone has been scrambling for the ever elusive white-collar jobs even as buildings are being built taller and towns are quickly swallowing up good farming land. Yet, the bottom line of a human being is food, and food comes from farming. And so i wondered, on my long road trip to Laikipia , whether anything good can come from a far away rural place. As we chatted with the Favourite photographer, I was happy to tour my country Kenya and enjoy breath taking sceneries along the way. When we finally reached our destination, I could not help

but think of the garden of Eden in the bible. This home in Laikipia West, Ngobit, Kamura location was breathtaking and homely. The warm welcome, a nice lunch and a farm tour changed our perception about farming. Forget the hours spent in an office hunched over a desk.

This was the real thing, the future of our country, the gold mine of our youthful generation. This is the awareness Kate the apple farmer is spreading to the whole world.

That Kenya should be the next big exporter of Apples. We ought to give South Africa and Israel a run for their money. This i fully agreed with after the eye-opening interview. Meet Catherine Nyokabi Wambugu wife to Matthew Njenga and a mother.

She grew up in Kagongo Ihua, Tetu, Nyeri county. Her father Peter Wambugu Kago and mother Mary Wanja Wambugu had four children 2 girls and two boys. Catherine was the first born and therefore her parents’ deputy and vision bearer. On their 2 acre farm, her parents tried mixed farming to provide for the family. At one time, her father ventured into the Aberdares forest nearby and saw a fruit tree laden with fruit and he got a brilliant idea that would forever change his destiny. He took the step of propagating this tree with others and that is how The Wambugu Apple was born.

This was 1978 and by, their two acres were now purely for apple farming.

Everyone pitched in to tend to them as this became the family income from the basics to schooling. The apple was doing well in the market in Nyeri, Naivasha and Nairobi. So Peter Wambugu, the family patriach made an investment move. He bought 20 acres of land in Laikipia from his proceeds at 15,000Kshs per acre.

He then relocated his family from Nyeri and planted apples on his new farm. His Nyeri farm is still there. He assigned each of his four children 3acres each of apples to tend and the individual effort would be paid through the fruits each harvested and sold. In his wisdom, he knew that the sale of the fruits would motivate his children to work hard, learn to be independent and he challenged them to buy their own farms.

Catherine took up this challenge whole-heartedly. This girl who had

attended Ihua Primary in Nyeri and later Waraza Jet boarding Secondary school in Kieni Nyeri made the decision to make farming her career. At Secondary School, she had taken up Agriculture, Biology and Commerce with the intention of adding value to her father’s hustle.

At college, she undertook a course in Sales and Marketing and also trained as an Agronomist. All these have come in handy in her current venture. To explore the outside world, she was employed to sell shares in a company for a while but realized it was not her thing. She packed up and went back to her father’s home in Laikipia. She tended her share of apples aggressively and meanwhile, she met the love of her life and settled into marriage life. He became her greatest supporter and as the venture paid divideds, they bought their own farm three Km away from the fathers farm and planted The Wambugu Apple.

Everything in this world has its challenges and so as they started to develop their 5 acres, where they are now settled and independent, the challenge of water cropped up. Ngobit in Laikipia East is semiarid, quite dry, yet farming requires water. A parent will always be your source of help and so they sourced water from the father’s farm. On their farm they created a dam as a reservoir. Soon, they thought of how else to utilize the dam and started fish farming. The fish was another

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Entrepreneurship source of income and the folia was good for the fruit trees when they irrigated the farm. The apples require two things to thrive- water and mature. And with healthy living being the catchword today, their farm is basically thriving on pure organic farming.

A family enterprise is based on teamwork. Thus Catherine’s hubby provided good networks in his world of exports and she established links with other countries. The father had become an expert in propagating the unique Wambugu Apple and she took this expertise to outside countries.

So far, this has seen The Wambugu Apple being grown in the following nations :Zimbabwe(2017), Botswana (2018), Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Namibia,Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania, Trinidad, Philippines, India, and the USA(Ohio). She has also a marketing proposal to export one container of the apples to the Netherlands every week. The market here in Kenya is also doing well.

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Five quick ones for Catherine

1. Greatest motivator? . My parents especially my father for introducing apple farming to me and my siblings. . My husband for loving me and being a great support system in this passion. . The reward of work well done when passion becomes fruitful.

2. Greatest Achievements? . Reaping from apple farming which has seen me move from Ihua, Tetu ,Nyeri to travelling to many countries of the world based on the word and venture – apple.

3. Main Challenges? .Currently being unable to meet the market demand for this type of apple. . Dealing with Kenyans’ belief that only imported apples are good.

Striving hard to create awareness that Kenyans can embrace apple farming and the Kenyan apple is free of chemicals and can grow anywhere in Kenya. . People stealing apples on the farm thus opting to fence and upscale security measures. . Birds feeding on the apples thus putting up shade nets to combat this.

Entrepreneurship 4. Beauty of Apple farming? . Providing a stable source of income with water and mature, the tree will be in fruit for 100 years. The seedling will fruit after 9months and give 20-30 fruits within 9months.Within 5years , you will have harvested 200,000 fruits per tree. Harvest goes on throughout the year after every 4months. . The Wambugu Apple variety is disease resistant and pest control is easy as you use rabbit urine which is locally available. . Contributing to healthy living as apples are good healthy fruits. .Creates employment. Their farm has 4 permanent workers and an average of 30 casuals and with the export deal, they will have to employ more for packaging.

5. Future Aspirations? . Expand the brand. Acquire more land and have 100acres of Wambugu Apples. Export at least 2 containers of the apples weekly as an individual. .Create awareness and see Kenyans embracing apple farming – The Wambugu variety. . Have the children embracing this family enterprise and growing it to greater heights just like she was trained by her own father. . See Kenyans, especially the youthful generation, taking up farming and reaping from it.

As i interracted with the remarkable couple during the interview i understood the value of family togetherness, pursuing one’s passion and diversifying projects to complement the main goal. The apples and the fish ponds were doing well. I reflected on the power of being visionary. As someone has stated, “A high achiever is not one who has achieved a lot. He is the one who sets high goals and works towards them. In this way, success comes out of their efforts.”

For further information contact: Wambugu Apple Location: Laikipia East, Ngobit Contacts: +254722284176 Fb : Kate Apple Farmer YouTube: Kate Apple Farmer Cost of seedlings: 1000Ksh per piece

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The ultimate among Solemnities, the greatest among Feasts – Easter is the day we celebrate the crowning, central truth of our faith in Jesus Christ. Easter is the most important day of the Christian calendar, more important than even Christmas. It is the day of the Resurrection and Christ’s triumphant victory over sin and death.

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Faith and Healing

Faith and Healing Through the solemn observances of Lent, we join our sorrowful Blessed Mother in accompanying Jesus on the road to Calvary. Particularly on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, when we unite ourselves to our Lord’s Passion, contemplating the suffering Jesus endured for love of us, we are transformed through this uniting in order to also share in Jesus’ great culminating victory over sin and death. On Easter, we celebrate Jesus’ glorious Resurrection from the dead – the basis for our faith, as Saint Paul emphatically reminds us in his first epistle to the Corinthians: “And if Christ be not risen again, your faith is vain, for you are yet in your sins.

Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ are perished” (1 Corinthians 15:17-18).

We are children of the resurrection.

Our is to tell the resurrection story for days without end. The resurrection story can be told throughout the year, for it is always imbued with a deeper meaning. This story forms the essence of our faith; we know that, in Christ, death can be defeated and give way to everlasting life. By remembering this throughout the year, we can find relief from the burden of sin as well as greater joy in the blessings of everyday life. Christ's resurrection gives us a reason to live not only for today, but to sustain hope in our future, no matter how difficult the circumstances we currently face.

any mere human to achieve this level of unconditional love, we can do our best to emulate His example, even when this proves challenging. The greatest gain is when we do this to even those who are not deserving.

• Embrace the impossible.

In the world our problems seem simply “impossible” to overcome.

But the Easter victory of Jesus displays that they are not! Nothing Is Impossible With God! The word “impossible,” comes from • Commit to regular prayer. the Greek, “αδυνατοσ, adynatos.” It Think of Easter as your faith-based means “without strength.” The root New Year's resolution. This is word, “δυνατοσ, dynatos,” is similar your opportunity to fully embrace to another Greek word, “δυναμισ, the power of prayer. Strive to dynamis,” which means “power.” It incorporate prayer into your daily is where we get the English word, life. Short prayers throughout “dynamite!” It is used of the power the day will keep you grounded of the Holy Spirit through Whom we in your faith as you establish a can do seemingly impossible things! closer connection with God. Even In the cross and resurrection of if you pray together as a family or Jesus love can overcome hatred, community, it is advisable to always forgiveness can overcome our have a moment of personal prayer. tendency to judgment, and justice • Be committed to bible reading. can overcome the tendency for The story of Christ's triumph should vengeance in the name of justice. play a central role in your biblical Gentleness can overcome cruelty, study and reflections throughout and humility can overcome pride. the year. Not sure where to start?

Sacred silence can overcome the Check out Luke 24:1-8, John 21: 13-17 noise of the world, and sacred and Mark 16:1-8. If you feel inspired, stillness can overcome the world’s take notes in the margins of your agitations. How? By letting go of the Bible or record your reflections in a old self through the cross so that we dedicated journal. might be raised up a new creation in Christ. It happens in meditation • Continue to testify. one thought at a time, one breath In addition to rereading passages at a time, and in life one challenge about Christ's resurrection, take time at a time. It is simple and easy, but to examine verses about the apostles' the journey takes our entire life. ongoing efforts to spread the word But it can be done through the about this miracle. Let passages resurrection of Jesus Christ. such as Acts 4:33 inspire you: "With Don’t focus on your failures! Focus great power the apostles continued on Jesus. If we look to the waves and to testify to the resurrection of the the storms all around us we will sink.

How We Can Honor Christ's Sacrifice Lord Jesus. And God's grace was so If we look always to Jesus, getting our Every Day? powerfully at work in them all." eyes off of ourselves, and the failings While Easter calls our attention of others, we can truly walk on water! to Christ's remarkable sacrifice, • Attend church or participate in a This Easter let’s dare to believe the we should never lose sight of His Bible study group. “impossible!” Let’s dare to believe willingness to give His life for our How much time do you set aside that Jesus has risen from the dead! sake. While it is important to honor for fellowship? Unfortunately, some Let’s dare to believe that Jesus brings Him on Easter, our efforts should people who think of themselves solutions to the world and even to continue throughout the year. We as Christian only bother to show the Church so wonderfully simple, can do so by regularly reading the up at church for Easter Sunday that many have dared not believe Bible, gathering with other Christians and Christmas. Easter should not it possible. But it is! Jesus Is Risen! for fellowship and showing gratitude serve as a minimum threshold.

Nothing Is Impossible With God!! for the myriad of blessings in our You will find far greater benefit in lives. Top examples of paying gathering with fellow Christians homage to — and building a stronger on a regular basis. Traditions such relationship with — Christ include the as communion provide a powerful following: reminder of Easter's message, long • Show compassion and grace for after we've forgotten. Participation in others, just as Jesus has done for us. an organized Bible study group can He loves us even though we continue also prove beneficial, particularly if to sin — and through His love, we are you read passages related to Christ's transformed. While it's impossible for rising.

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Isabel Nia

Fashion & Style

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Fashion & Style Our article today will be modeled by Isabel Nia baby brand who is only a few weeks old.

As she launches her brand I’d like to use her baby shoot set up to inspire parents to come up with those amazing baby pictures that can be used for modeling or for keeps for the little ones.

It’s difficult to take a little one for a photoshoot outside or in a studio and that’s why amazing diys in the house can still produce amazing pictures.

On our first shoot with Isabel we used a paper flower set that was big enough to fit a newborn.

You can also use a plain blanket with a decoration or a fur mat based on the colour you fancy.

To decorate around the baby you can use numbers, flowers beautiful diy decorations. Do not be afraid to be creative Now get out there and get amazing pictures for that little one

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To Make Up Or Not?

By E.M Models Africa As you take pictures of your kids and take them to photoshoots, the question of makeup arises more often than not.

Personal preferences come into effect as this has been quite a big debate in the modeling industry.

My take is that it depends on the type of photoshoot. Sometimes the look you are going for needs a bold look thus needs to be brought out by makeup. It’s great to let kids explore these different types of concepts.

As long as you do not teach your kid to depend on make up or wear it every day, it’s okay.

As a kid model, the kid should learn that they are naturally so beautiful and have amazing features already that not need enhancing. This should be highly encouraged.

Modeling should be all about teaching your baby or kid confidence in who they are and encourage them to be creative in the line of modeling .

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Beauty

Beautifully and Wonderfully Made

Taking care of your legs Legs are not just for walking; they’re a statement of who we’re. Nothing wins the heart of many than beautiful shapely legs. So why not take care of this great from God! The good thing is that you don’t need to raid a bank to do it. There are simple ingredients that can help do wonders to your legs.

Ingredients: Gram flour, curd, milk cream.

Method: Prepare a mixture of gram flour, curd or milk cream paste. Apply this paste on your legs and feet. This gives soft, silky, and fair legs.

Ingredients: One teaspoon of cocoa butter cream with one tablespoon of grated apple, ½ tablespoon of orange juice, ½ tablespoon of honey and ½ tablespoon of papaya pulp.

Method: Massage your legs for a few minutes. To hone the skin tone of your legs, you can add one tablespoon milk powder.

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Waxing: Waxing is very important for beautiful legs. Select a good hair removal cream that suits you best.

Alternatively, you can go for homemade packs to remove hair. Choose a cream that contains almond and aloe vera. They help to keep your skin moisturized.

Curd and wheat flour: Mix curd with wheat flour that will do wonders to your legs. It will help in removing body hair that softens legs and feet.

Home remedies for smooth legs If you have beautiful legs you can wear fluting dresses, mini-skirts, light leggings, trousers among others.

Lemon juice: Squeeze some lemon juice. Mix few drops of lemon juice with cream and massage on your legs and feet after washing it with cold water. Leave it for about 20 minutes. Then, clean your legs using wet cotton. You will have a soft and beautiful leg that uses a good foot cream every day.

Exercise: Do leg workouts to get rid of the fat first.

Exercise helps you get tight, shapely and toned legs. You can go for jogging, walking, bike riding, jumping such as jumping rope or trampoline, swimming, climbing stairs, aerobics, squats, lunges, weight training etc.

Healthy eating Since we’re made in the image of our Lord, we’re all beautifully and wonderfully made.

However, we need to enhance and maintain that beauty by all means.

If you adopted a carefree lifestyle letting nature take its course, then you’re bound to adulterate that beauty. So don’t take a chance, try beauty tips available to augment your appearance and make heads turn your way.

Beauty

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Health & Nutrition

Do you need a colon cleanse? Each day, millions of people look into the mirror wondering why their bodies look so different from the stereotypes of individuals seen in every magazine, showcasing slender bodies of women and men bordering perfection, looking substantially like a sculptural masterpiece. Feeling the shame and embarrassment for not looking like the person desired and portrayed, of being built with less grams of fat, and instead of more lean muscles and a great shape, results to discomfort, low self-esteem and irritability. The psychological and emotional aspects of the person are affected, eventually affecting their daily lives. This puts them in a situation of desperate search for a solution, secretly dipping into the waters of the internet or virtually anything they can find to resolve their weight problem. People willingly would buy any products that sellers persuasively put in front of them, even without really knowing what they are, whether they have side effects or have been therapeutically proven, and harmful they can be on the body. Desperate people believe all the promises that they will lose weight and achieve the attractiveness the media has depicted as a model of beauty. We live in a toxic world where pollution is all around us and our food contains pesticides and all sorts of additives. All this toxicity can have negative effects on our digestion and our colon. Fortunately, our body is a powerful machine that is able to detoxify itself on a regular basis. However, such high levels of toxicity can be very hard to deal with. Toxins tend to accumulate in our colon because our modern diets and unhealthy lifestyles don’t permit proper elimination of wastes.

This is why colon cleansing may be necessary for all of us.

Our colon is an important organ of our body. Its primary functions are to move digested food, absorb water and some nutrients, and to form stools. These wastes are eliminated through a wave-like motion called peristalsis.

The intestines are divided into two parts: the small intestine and the large intestine. The small intestine is attached to the stomach and is divided into three parts: the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum. The colon is attached to the small intestine, and has the anus on the other end.

Regular bowel movements usually rime with healthy digestion.

When they are not regular, wastes accumulate in the bowels and toxins are reabsorbed through the colon wall and enter the bloodstream. This causes infections, immune reactions, headaches, weight gain, nutritional deficiencies, fatigue, and other illnesses.

Having an unhealthy colon can also have bigger repercussions over time.

It can lead to structural damages, IBS, Crohn’s disease and colorectal cancer.

Colon Cleanse and Weight Loss Unhealthy weight can be detrimental to the health of the heart, blood and veins. With the range of products for weight loss, we find alternative colon cleanse for weight loss to be a significant option that should not be ruled out. Several colon cleanse weight loss reviews have shown positive results. Although, it is wise to know the pros and cons of the procedure before venturing and accepting it as one of your options for weight loss. Due to this, we took on the task of identifying the said technique. In this article, we have the 10 important aspects of colon cleansing for weight loss where you can pick out ideas about its pros and cons.

1. What is the colon?

It is a part of the large intestine located between the ileum and the rectum. It consists of 6 subparts that work collectively with a single purpose: to rid the body of toxins that have entered the body from food sources, environmental poisons or toxins produced within the body.

2. What is the function of the colon?

It is to transfer nutrients into the bloodstream through the absorbent walls of the large intestine as the body eliminates wastes through feces. In this process digestive enzymes are released, water is absorbed by deposition and a large number of muscle groups and beneficial microorganisms work to maintain the digestive system.

3. Cleaning the colon

It consists of detoxifying your colon by using herbal products or introduction of gentle stream of water in your large intestine for cleansing purposes and removal of fecal matter and toxins.

4. Main advantages

• Farewell to constipation • Improved digestion and assimilation of nutrients by the body • Increased energy • Considerable reduction of serious diseases • Weight loss.

5. Best colon cleanse for weight loss

You can keep the colon clean by taking healthy eating practices: 1. Eat plenty of fiber. 40 grams of fiber per day, high-fiber foods like vegetables, seeds, beans, nuts, grains, fruits and vegetables (spinach, kale, cabbage, turnips, beets, carrots, pumpkin, etc.).

2. Choose carefully the foods you eat. Try to avoid foods that clog or inhibit colon cleansing such as processed foods, sugar, white flour, alcohol and caffeine.

3. Drink lots of water. Nothing is better in basically cleaning the colon than drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water per day.

4. Move your body. It focuses around physical activity. Good choices include: ,running, swimming, among others.

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5. Enlist the help of natural supplements if needed. At present we can find a variety of products for colon cleansing that helps normalize digestion and break down proteins that may remain in the colon.

ALL BACTERIA IN THE COLON ARE IMPORTANT

Did you know that your intestines contain more than 100 trillion bacteria, good and bad, that all contribute to digestion. About 70% of our poop is made of these bacteria.

These organisms not only help to form stools, they are also needed for the absorption of nutrients, fighting harmful bacteria and maintaining pH balance. Additionally, this ecosystem is directly linked to our immune system. So keeping our colon healthy is very important.

Did you know that your poop can affect your mood? Yes! Having abnormal pooping habits will affect the central nervous system. This is because the nerves in our bowels also communicate with your brain.

Having an unhealthy colon can have a negative effect on our mood, our appetite and our hormones

BEST NATURAL COLON CLEANSE

Regular Colon Cleansing We all know how fried food is bad for our diet or how taking that extra piece of cake after dinner is going to go thigh, and we even get impressed by those who take their diet seriously by counting carbs, calories and fats.

But what do we really know about the content of the food we eat? It may contain additives, pesticides, flavour enhancers or worst, chemicals that cut costs but trick our taste buds. Just because it hasn’t caused instantaneous physical effects to us, doesn’t mean it’s not rotting us, consumers, inside and out.

We can say without a doubt that we live in a toxic filled age and we have to deal with its whole aftermath.

Over time, this toxic build-up can seriously affect the colon and our overall health. When our colon is build-up with toxic materials, these

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toxins can enter the bloodstream and silently kills the health of a person.

They contribute to 5 well know problems:

Weight gain Abdominal bloating Fatigue Skin problems or worst Cancer

Despite all the side effects of our food intake, our body does a good job detoxifying itself but we still need some help in facilitating some difficult toxin removals especially because they can easily be stored in the colon. So, if the idea of a colon cleanse has ever passed your mind or just want an idea of how it can help, here are some great benefits of regular colon cleanse you need to know to combat the 5 infamous problems.

Regular colon cleansing can help you lose weight! If you have issues with constipation or bloated stomach, it’s hard to relieve yourself from the uncomfortable feeling and physical bloating. When you regularly cleanse the colon with our ADAMS COLON FLUSH you will have around five bowel movements per day.

These frequent bowel movements eliminates the waste that normally builds up in your digestive tract and toxins are flushed from your system.

ADAMS COLON FLUSH can improve your body energy! When the intestine is not busy cleansing toxins, our body can focus on improving other parts of the body functions such as the nutrient absorption in the intestine.

ADAMS DETOX KIT combined with ADAMS COLON FLUSH gives you a whole body detox! High toxins that are built up in the body due to poor lifestyle habits are flushed and the body can regain its balance.

ADAMS COLON FLUSH will improve the health of the colon! By not cleansing the colon, unwanted toxins accumulated over time will be trapped in the body, and slowly poisons a person.

Show your colon the love that it deserves by choosing the best care.

ADAMS COLON FLUSH is here as the Best Colon Option.We’re committed to offering our readers the best possible information to help everyone live and enjoy a happier and healthier life. This means that we’re always searching for the next solution for any of life’s many problems and exploring it in a way that best applies to your everyday life.

With additives in our food, pesticides on our crops, and pollution all around us, many might say we live in a toxic age. Sometimes all that toxic buildup can take its toll on the colon, which encumbers digestion and overall health. When your colon is packed up with toxic material, your entire body becomes sluggish and unable to perform its day-to-day tasks.

Luckily, your body does a pretty good job detoxifying itself on a regular basis; however, some toxins remain in the body and require some help to facilitate removal.

Health & Nutrition

Benefits of Colon Helping your body detoxify itself isn’t too difficult when you stop and think about it. Eating a healthy diet and getting plenty of exercise are two powerful components. But sometimes we need a bit more when it comes to toxins, many of which can easily store themselves in the colon.

So, if you think you need a colon cleanse, or you just want to look into the idea, don’t put it off. Here are 2 great benefits of colon cleansing you should know.

1. Improves Digestion and Prevents Constipation Constipation can make for poor digestion, and vice versa.

When digestion is impaired and constipation ensues, waste products can linger in your body. This whole process can lead to the inability to absorb many of the nutrients you’re taking in, leading to a lack of energy and and hampered immune function.

Detoxing your colon allows those undigested waste products to be pushed through your system and also puts some ease in your bowel regularity. Since lingering waste can breed bacteria, this purge clears the way for good nutrient absorption, thereby supporting good health.

2. Increases Energy and Concentration Purging toxins from your colon allows energy from the intestines to place focus elsewhere, meaning your energy levels could improve.

Nutrition is very important to mental health, and the weak vitamin absorption before your colon cleanse may lead to loss of concentration.

In addition to you having more energy, absorption of crucial vitamins responsible for mental clarity is improved, meaning your concentration may also be supported.

Dear reader, is your colon screaming for a flush?

Don't ignore it. Please contact me on: Dr Rose John, Adam's Natural Health Center, 0723390411, 0718258378, Menengai Hse2, 2nd flr, RmC4.

Ronald Ngara street opposite Ronald Ngara Post Office Nairobi.

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