With the increase in population in Kenya, there are more needs by the public. Employment being one of the major needs.
Unemployment has been a crisis to many people in the country with the youths being the most affected. However, Kibera youths have decided to embark on small-scale farming which does not only boost their income but improves their living standards.
Richard Osoro decided to start his sack farming to help his mother raise the money to buy a sewing machine.
''I decided to venture into sack farming to raise sh15,000 to help my mother buy a sewing machine. She wanted to be self-employed,'' said Osoro.
His mother, Janet Osoro 35, said she encouraged her son to embrace the sack farming idea because it was simple and safer.
''Richie told me he wanted to start the exercise and I thought it was the best idea ever. I gave him some money to buy sand and the sacks,'' she said.
Factors that have led to the rapid growth of sack farmers are the availability of sand and seedlings in the area. Also, this farming, according to Richard, does not require a lot of capital.
''The space needed is very small since it is done in sacks. The water needed for irrigation is not much and labour invested in it is little compared to that of ground farming,'' said Osoro.