Ms Okwiri says she gets at least Sh100,000 every five weeks from selling broilers, which cost Sh400 each.
Summary
-Mrs Okwiri, 50, quit her job as an accountant after being in formal
employment for only six months. To her friends, this was a risky gamble
but she was convinced that time was ripe for her to go into self-
employment.
employment for only six months. To her friends, this was a risky gamble
but she was convinced that time was ripe for her to go into self-
employment.
-After quitting her accounting job, she realised that she didn’t have
enough money to go into poultry rearing, a market she had realised had
few players. She started with selling second-hand clothes to generate
enough cash to venture into poultry keeping.
enough money to go into poultry rearing, a market she had realised had
few players. She started with selling second-hand clothes to generate
enough cash to venture into poultry keeping.
-Counting her profits every day, Mrs Okwiri is doing booming business
and is an envy of many in Kisumu’s Nyamasaria estate and has a total
of 1,000 chicks—700 broilers and 300 layers.
and is an envy of many in Kisumu’s Nyamasaria estate and has a total
of 1,000 chicks—700 broilers and 300 layers.
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| mrs.okwiri in her farm |
become one of the most successful poultry keepers in Kisumu.
Mrs Okwiri, 50, quit her job as an accountant after being in formal
employment for only six months. To her friends, this was a risky gamble
but she was convinced that time was ripe for her to go into self-
employment.
employment for only six months. To her friends, this was a risky gamble
but she was convinced that time was ripe for her to go into self-
employment.
“I always dreamt of being my own boss someday and I opted to
hasten the process. What worried me most was whether I would still
earn as much money as I did when I was employed,” she says.
hasten the process. What worried me most was whether I would still
earn as much money as I did when I was employed,” she says.
After quitting her accounting job, she realised that she didn’t have
enough money to go into poultry rearing, a market she had realised had
few players.
She started with selling second-hand clothes to generate enough cash
to venture into poultry keeping.
to venture into poultry keeping.
“I also started making ice-cream from my house and selling it to
school-going children. I got a little cash and added it to what I was
earning from the clothes business,” she says.
school-going children. I got a little cash and added it to what I was
earning from the clothes business,” she says.
After a few months, she had raised Sh30,000 and was ready for take
off. I had no formal training in poultry keeping, but had the urge to
make money and that is what has seen me thrive, she says.
off. I had no formal training in poultry keeping, but had the urge to
make money and that is what has seen me thrive, she says.
“I had done little research and realised that Kenyan traders import
poultry products such as eggs from neighbouring counties. I knew that
there was money in this venture,” she says.
poultry products such as eggs from neighbouring counties. I knew that
there was money in this venture,” she says.
She started with 150 day-old layer chicks costing Sh100 each and
converted one of her bedrooms to house the birds.
converted one of her bedrooms to house the birds.
After five weeks, the broilers were ready for the market while layers
took between four to five months to start laying eggs. Soon she
moved the chicken from her bedroom to a structure that could
accommodate 600 chicks.
took between four to five months to start laying eggs. Soon she
moved the chicken from her bedroom to a structure that could
accommodate 600 chicks.
“I used local materials, wire mesh and iron sheets,” she says.
Counting her profits every day, Mrs Okwiri is doing booming business
and is an envy of many in Kisumu’s Nyamasaria estate and has a total
of 1,000 chicks—700 broilers and 300 layers.
Counting her profits every day, Mrs Okwiri is doing booming business
and is an envy of many in Kisumu’s Nyamasaria estate and has a total
of 1,000 chicks—700 broilers and 300 layers.
She has turned into a beacon of success for many women who seek
advise on poultry keeping. Years later, does she regret quitting formal employment?
advise on poultry keeping. Years later, does she regret quitting formal employment?
“I have no regrets because I made the right move. Had I clung onto
my job then, I wouldn’t have made such impressive strides,” she says.
Mrs Okwiri says she gets at least Sh100,000 every five weeks from
selling broilers which costs Sh400 each.
my job then, I wouldn’t have made such impressive strides,” she says.
Mrs Okwiri says she gets at least Sh100,000 every five weeks from
selling broilers which costs Sh400 each.
“ I collect close to 10 crates of eggs every day with a crate selling at
Sh330,” she says.
Sh330,” she says.
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