A drive along the newly tarmacked Kibwezi-Kitui road exposes visitors to a sleepy countryside where mature acacia, baobab trees as well assorted shrubs line the road. It is on that vegetation where beekeeping, a vibrant economy which is taking farmers in Kitui County by storm, is hinged.
Thousands of farmers in the arid region have embraced beekeeping, perpetuating an economic activity that was a mainstay of their forefathers.
