The group, he adds, is negotiating with the government to explore ways of starting to export their honey. Currently they harvest 500kgs per year with their produce seeming to be on an upward trajectory with production per hive being between eight to 15kg. One hive can give them an average income of Sh15,000 which means 500 hives can rake in Sh7.5million in a year. Chaka people largely depend on working in quarries but started moving to quarries in Mandera as local ones were getting depleted. "Mandera quarry owners also paid much better than local quarries and so they moved there for greener pastures," Nyamathira says.

Source: The Star March 01, 2021 19:07 UTC