Kinanie is a small trading centre in Machakos county that is probably not known to many due to the deplorable states of the accessible roads connecting it to Athi River town.
The place is also dry and dusty but the residents are seeing beyond these difficulties and are turning the dry lands into productive farms.
If you visit the area, you will be surprised by the quantity and quality of farm produce that comes from the many farms in the area.
Some of the major produce from Kinanie farms include vegetables, fruits and even animal produce like eggs, milk, pork and broilers.
Despite the problems of water shortages, the residents are turning the place green through irrigation.
This should be an eye opener to thousands of jobless youths in Machakos county.
They do not have to depend on the numerous companies in Athi River which nowadays employ graduates.