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A visitor enjoys the soil formations in this water made gorge . The gorge stretches back about 300 metres and is part of a 9hr hiking trail.
Interesting watching how life has adopted to this new feature with butterflies and birds making it home!!
This trail is also famous for it’s farm fresh mangoes and oranges.
During the just concluded ball sports games their was great entertainment and showcasing of talent to keep residents glued to the games.
From spikers like this one
to lady dribblers
agitated goal keeper’s
to female referees in men’s matches
a host of talent to watch for
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Standing at 5934 feet above sea level are these UKambani shrines
Entry is best through Sultan Hamud on mombasa road. An alternative is through Nunguni at the top of kilome hills that’s ALL tarmac from Nairobi some about 125kms. Turn off to Nunguni from Mombasa road is at 100kms, where you turn left for remaining 25kms of tarmac. Thereafter seek local directions from closest Government office or book a local guide who will also explain how the shrines were used.
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This is specifically to youth of this country. Consider your father has a duty to run and feed his home and has therefore set aside resources to ensure that this is done.
He is willing to assist you up with his resources in exchange for you ensuring you assist him meet his target on time and at the agreed quality!. He is willing to pay ANY one of YOU that will help him complete this work in time and to the required standard. Are you willing to engage him by helping him achieve his target?
The home is your Mother country, Father in that home is the President. Work to be done is building that Nation according to a master plan your father is holding.
Since your father can’t be everywhere, he has assigned oversight duties to people he trusts ie ministers/cabinet secretaries. Each has set up systems in their work places to ensure tasks are completed as agreed (even time wise). They have also set up notice boards ie websites, that keep you informed of what they are doing, where they are, and where they have opportunities for you to help them achieve targets at a profit to you through a process known as tendering.
In some instances your father has realised you don’t have the financial muscle to execute the work to standard before payments and has set up a fund – structured (with guidelines/rules) to ensure that only those who deliver benefit from it to execute work.
What more can a child ask of his father?
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Feeds account for more than 80 per cent of poultry production costs. A farmer who manages to bring down this cost to about 50 to 60 per cent stands to make good returns in the poultry business. Farmers who formulate and make their own feeds at home save an average of Ksh 840 for every 70kg
bag of chicken feed, which is a great saving for those doing commercial production.
Below, we give farmers some guidance on what they need to be able to formulate their own feeds and cut down their production costs:
Preparing layers chick mash (1-4 weeks)
Since they are growing, chicks require feed with Digestible Crude Protein (DCP) of between 18 to 20 per cent. Amino acids are important additives in all feeds in order to make a complete feed for all animals. For hybrid chickens the addition of amino acids is very important to maintain a balanced
diet for fast growth.
The following ingredients can be used to make a 70 kg bag of chick mash:
31.5kg of whole maize
9.1kg of wheat bran
7.0 kg of wheat pollard
16.8 kg of sunflower (or 16.8 kg of linseed)
1.5 kg of fishmeal
1.75 kg of lime
30g of salt
20g of premix Amino acids
70g of tryptophan
3.0g of lysine
10g of methionine
70 g of threonine
50g of enzymes
60g of coccidiostat
50g of toxin binder
To make a 70 kg bag growers feed (1 to 8 weeks)
It is important to remember that pullets or young layers should be provided with feed having a protein content of between
16 and 18 per cent. Such feed makes the pullet to grow fast and prepare for egg laying. Layers’ feed should never be fed to chickens younger than 18 weeks as it contains calcium that can damage their body organs such as kidneys (they can develop kidney stones), which interfere with egg production and also shorten their lifespan. Grit (sand) should be provided to growers that are not on free range to aid in digestion.
Making a 70 kg bag of layers’ mash (18 weeks and above)
34kg of whole maize
12kg of Soya
8kg of fishmeal
10kg of maize bran, rice germ or
wheat bran
6 kg of lime
175g premix Amino acids
70g lysine
35g methionine
70kg tryonine
35g tryptophan
50g toxin binder
Layer feed should contain a
Digestible Crude Protein (DCP) content of between 16-18 per cent. The feed should contain calcium for the formation of eggshells (Laying hens that do not get enough calcium will use the calcium stored in their own born tissue to produce eggshells). Layer feed should be introduced at 18 weeks.
Formulating a 70 kg bag of broiler feed
Broilers have different feed requirements in terms of energy, proteins and minerals during different stages of their growth. It is important that farmers adapt feed rations to these requirements for maximum production. Young broilers have a high protein requirement for the development of muscles,
feathers, etc. As the broilers grow, their energy requirements for the deposit of fat increase and their protein requirements decrease. They
therefore require high protein content in their starter rations than in the grower and finisher rations.
Broilers should have feed that has between 22 – 24 per cent DCP. The following guidelines can help the farmer to make the right feed at each stage of growth:
Preparing broiler growers feed (70kg) A drum mixer is good for mixing home made feeds
10kg of whole maize
16.7kg of maize germ
13.3kg of wheat pollard
10 kg wheat bran
6 kg of cotton seed cake
4.7kg of sunflower cake
3kg of fishmeal 2kg of lime
3.4kg of soya meal
40g of bone meal
10g of grower PMX
5g of salt
5g of coccidiostat
5g of Zincbacitrach
Broiler starter feed (1-4 weeks)
40kg of whole maize
12kg of fishmeal ( or omena)
14kg of soya bean meal
4kg of lime
70g of premix
Amino acids
35g of lysine
35g of threonine
Important tips on feed preparation
share the product according to each one’s contribution.
Important: To improve on the feed quality, farmers making their own feeds should always have it tested to ensure the feed is well balanced.
The KARI Centre in Naivasha has modern feed testing equipment that can test all nutrients and even the quality of the raw material used. It costs Ksh1000 to test one sample.
After preparing your feed, take a 1kg sample; send it by courier to KARI, Naivasha, Tel. 0726 264 032 or 0738 390 715. If you are on email, the centre can send the results to you. within 24 hours. Raw material suppliers Farmers who need raw materials for feed making including feed additives (pre-mixes and amino acids) can order them from the following companies:
1. Essential Drugs Ltd, E.D.L
House, Mombasa Rd, Tel. 020
263 2701/02, 0721 386 604 email: info@essential-drugs.com
2. Tarime suppliers Tel. 0729 099550, City stadium, Nairobi,
Email: tarimesuppliers@yahoo.com.
OR (Another Method)
The Pearson Square method:
Relies on the Digestible Crude Protein (DCP) as the basic nutritional requirement for feed. The most common ingredients used are whole maize, maize germ, cotton seed cake, soya beans, sunflower or omena (fishmeal).
Example 1: Feed for Layers
Assuming that the farmer wants to make feed for their chickens using the Pearson Square method, they have to know the crude protein content of each of the ingredients used in feed making. The farmer may use whole maize (8.23 % DCP) Soya (45 % DCP) Omena (55 % DCP) and maize bran (7 % DCP) Sunflower (35 % DCP). To make a 70 kg bag of feed for layers, a farmer would require the following ingredients:
34 kg of whole maize
12 kg of Soya
8 kg of omena
10 kg of maize bran
6 kg of Lime (as a calcium source)
Each category of chickens has its own requirements in terms of nutrition. For example, feed for layers should have at least 18 per cent crude protein. If one were to formulate feed for layers, then they would have to calculate the percentage of digestible crude protein in each of the ingredients to ensure that the total crude protein content is at least 18 per cent to meet this nutritional requirement.
To find out if the feed meets this standard, a farmer can do a simple calculation as follows:
Whole maize = 34 kg x 8.23 ÷100 = 2.80 kg
Soya bean = 12 kg x 45 ÷ 100 = 5.40 kg
Omena = 8 kg x 55 ÷ 100 = 4.40 kg
Maize bran = 10 kg x 7 ÷ 100 = 0.70 kg
Lime = 6 kg x 0 ÷ 100 = 0.00 kg
(Total crude protein 13.30 kg)
To get the total crude protein content of all these ingredients in a 70 kg bag, you take the total crude protein content of the combined ingredients, divide by 70 and multiply by 100 thus, (13.30÷70) x 100 = 19.0 %. This shows that the crude protein percentage in the above feed formulation is 19.0 % which is suitable for layers. Before mixing the feed, whole maize including the other ingredients has to be broken into the right sizes through crushing or milling to make it palatable for the chickens. Add 250 g of table salt on every 70 kg bag of feed.
Ex2 Feed for chickens meant for meat.
Chickens meant for meat production require feed with a higher content of DCP. From the first to the fourth week, the chicks require feed with a DCP content of between 22 to 24 percent. From the fourth to the eighth week, the chicks require feed with a protein content of 21 to 22 per cent crude protein. To attain this requirement, farmers can formulate feed using the same method given above. To make a 70 kg bags of feed, they will need to have all the right the ingredients in the proportions given below:
Whole maize = 40 kg x 8.23 ÷ 100 = 3.20 kg
Omena = 12 kg x 55 ÷ 100 = 6.60 kg
Soya beans = 14 kg x 45 ÷ 100 = 6.30
kg Lime = 4 kg x 0 ÷ 100 = 0.00 kg (Total crude protein 16.10 kg)
To determine if a 70 kg bag of feed has adequate crude protein content for birds meant for meat production, the same methods is used: (16. 10 ÷ 70) x 100 = 23 %. The feed given in this example has a total crude protein content of 23 % which is adequate to feed chicken in this category. In every 70 kg bag of feed, add 250g of table salt.
Ration for kienyeji chickens
Indigenous chickens are less productive in terms of egg and meat increase. They may not require intensive feeding and management.
For this category of chickens, farmers can constitute feeds with a DCP of between 15 – 16 %. They can use the following formulation to make feeds for the indigenous chickens:
Whole maize = 33 kg x 8.23 ÷100 = 2.70 kg
Maize or wheat bran = 14 kg x 7 ÷ 100 = 0.98 kg
Omena = 7 kg x 55 ÷ 100 = 3.85 kg
Soya = 7 kg x 45 ÷ 100 = 3.15 kg
Lime = 5 kg x 0 ÷ 100 = 0.00 kg
(Total crude protein 10.68 kg)
Percentage of total crude Protein in the ingredients = (10.68 ÷70) x 100 = 15.25 %
For farmers rearing hybrid layers and broilers, it is advisable to buy already constituted feeds from reputable companies that sell quality feed. The main reason is that it is very difficult for farmers to constitute micronutrients such as amino-acids, trace minerals, fat and water soluble vitamins that these breeds of chicken require for proper growth.
To be sure that their feed is of the right quality, farmers can send a sample of the constituted feeds for testing and advice to KARI Naivasha, which has modern equipment for testing feed quality.
LIME: Can be sourced from hardware shops
A sample costs Ksh 1,000 to test.
Send samples by courier to the following address:
KARI Naivasha P.O. Box 25, 20117 Naivasha,
Tel. 0726 264 032.
*Results are ready within a day.
Some tips on how to feed chicken An egg-laying chicken requires 130 g of feed per day (provide clean water at all times).
• 1 chick requires 2.2 kg of feed for 8 weeks (thus 100 chicks = 2.2 kg x 100=220 kg. Chicks should be allowed to feed continuously and given adequate clean water at all times). If they finish their daily rations, give them fruit and vegetables cuttings to feed on.
• 1 pullet (young chicken about to
start laying) should be fed 4.5 kg of feed for two and a half months until the first egg is seen. It should then be put on layer diet. Supplement with vegetables, edible plant leaves or fruits peelings in addition to the daily feed rations.
• All ingredients used must be of
high quality and palatable. Never
use rotten maize (Maozo). Chickens are very susceptible to aflatoxins poisoning.
• When using omena as an
ingredient, ensure it is free of sand and seashells.
*Article Adopted from http://www.theorganicfarmer.org/tag/layers-mash/
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We tend to hear of sunrise but never Moonrise. The moon does rise and set every day! Yesterday was special in that it rose at around 8:00pm and was ALL reddish, more like a sunset and it arose from the east over hilltops ( imagine sunset in reverse over a hill at night). I just had a small window to capture it before it started brightening up.
Best viewed on a computer screen rather than phone
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Long time since i posted an image from Kilome. Sunshine means we have a vantage point to view Mt Kilimanjaro almost every evening. So heres one such shot recently.
For those willing to view Mt Kili without long travels Kilome is just 100kms from Nairobi(Kenya), or 1-2 hrs from Jomo Kenyatta international Airport. Download Map in previous article.
Kilome constituency tourism map
Here is the Kilome tourism Map.
To save: right click image and save image as..
Some activity places: click here
One location 3 mountain views (Mt.Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru and Kyulu Mts):
Where to stay and family activities? (click here)
Mbona? (Swahili for ‘why?’)
Why was my child born with a disability? Why was I born in a family with a disable parent? Why my disability?
Why discriminate because i seem different?
That difference may be what makes that member of your society unique to the world or make you known to the world! Don’t / never descriminate what may be your key to your future!
Consider this:
– A disabled father seared a daughter that made Kenya‘s first lady get up and dance at a public official function. That daughter, Kenya’s International Gospel Artist ‘Emma Kosgey’
– A Shoe repairer gone blind started running with an aid, today ‘Henry Wanyoike‘ is a world Marathon record holder!
*Disability is NOT inability! Don’t/never descriminate!
Watch this video ‘mbona’ by Africa Award winning Artist ‘Daddy Owen‘ featuring talented (blind) Denno
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How do I differentiate between a moth and a butterfly?
Above is one of kilome’s most beautiful moths I’ve seen. Starting May to August is butterfly season in kilome, from the grasslands to bush or swamps we have varieties of both butterflies and moths.
Over the same period we also get variety of butterflies migrating by the millions east. So how do I watch, identify, or photograph butterflies?
Opportunities exist for butterfly outings, butterfly photography, butterfly breeding, butterfly art,butterfly exports, etc
Below is a downloadable book on how to watch butterflies (*to learn butterfly photography contact us using the email below)
(Click text to download book)
introduction to butterfly watching free book
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I’m not pulling your leg or making up as what follows is factual to the end of this article!
Maasai Mara is world famous for its migration of animals annually (which you all know).
What most people don’t know is WHY the annual migration? and the answer to that is found in the Maasai name ‘mara‘ that loosely means dotted plains – so what?
A plain here refers to a ‘LaRGe’ grasslands with few trees here and there and that’s where the magic begins as species (even man) tends to procreate whenever theirs abundance of food for ‘young’ therefore making ‘maras’ special zones as mass breeding grounds for grass feeding animals, that in turn attracts other species during that season.
This cannot go on forever (its seasonal) as the grass and those being bred tends to make predatory easy, thus activity tends to be intensive making it an interesting spectre.
These grasslands have 3 basic habitats in all Mara’s I’ve seen – grasslands with scattered bushes, marsh area’s & bush n grass all working together to support the species that use them temporary or full time.
Here’s ‘mara’ in Kilome otherwise famously known as Konza plains.
Breeding meaning mating, producing offspring, training or bringing up is temporary in all life systems after which the breed occupy other space, what remains permanent is breeding sites eg man will build a home to breed a family but spent days all over. Likewise animals have specific sites with ideal conditions for breeding we are referring to here as Mara’s, which they occupy for those short periods then move on.
Some species I’ve seen in Mara Kilome and visible daily are grants gazelle, kongoni(Harte beest), zebra, Wilde Beest(gnu), spotted hyena, serval cat, ostriches and the critically endangered grey crown Crane (Google redlist )
Above we can see ostriches in the grasslands near hill opposite Konza Technopolis.
As breeding grounds are part of a larger system that species use it then begs what system does Konza serve?
Maasai Mara serves Serengeti and ngorongoro the rest of year hence it’s destruction may affect those two far away eco systems/money spinners.
Konza (aka Mara kilome) services the closest corridor servicing (northwards) Nairobi National Park that may house the human wing to protect them and (southwards) Amboseli National park.
What has been planned by those residing to the east and at the northern tip of the corridor?
To the east we have the Kamba community that sees a lot of free open spaces where a city and housing can be put up. To the north Konza will be an information based city with a modern agriculture bufferzone. Just curious if the Parks in both the north and south are Premium Parks and consequences to communities to the west, north & south were we to loose them (food for thought).
Did someone say African countries all have Wildllife but the world visits Nairobi NP because it’s the only one bordering a metropolitan city in the world? Could Konza have been the 2nd in the world?
Which is cheaper to put up & maintain – modern agriculture/buildings or taking Tourism from animals that freely choose an area? Again makueni county/ information based city are making information based decisions.
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The two known ‘volcanic vents’ associated with Kyulu mountain range are in Kilome Constituency namely:
‘Mt. Mwaani’
and ‘Mt.Kalembwani’
MAP
http://
kilome.wordpress.com/2013/06/28
/kilome-tourism-map/
Resembling an armrest chair( chairmans chair)
Mt. Kalembwani (above) is on your right just before Sultan Hamud on Mombasa road when approached from Nairobi(Kenya)
Both accessible via Mombasa-Nairobi road through ‘Sultan Hamud’ and Kasikeu. At Kasikeu ask locals for directions to the top. The volcanic vents are both basalt and occurred in the upper Pleistocene period (about 11,000yrs ago) with the basalt flow being confined to area.
Excellent for schools educational tours & tourism locations for views of mountain ranges on either side of Makueni county, Kajiado county and a view of Kwawatingilia valley.
Map:
http://
kilome.wordpress.com/2013/06/28
/kilome-tourism-map/
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*All elected representatives may have to be officially sworn in at the National Assembly or Respective County Assembly at a later date.
Member of National Assembly(MP) Kilome Constituency(elect)
Regina Nthambi Muia
On being declared winner at the Kilome tallying Centre promised to open her offices in each of the constituents wards plus her schedule days in each office to enable access by the old and young to her.
Under her will be 3 wards namely Kasikeu, Mukaa & Kiima kiu/Kalonzoni wards led by County Assembly Representatives/Councilors:
Kasikeu County Rep(elect)
Paul Malinda
Mukaa County Rep(elect)
Jonathan Mutua Ndungi
Kiima Kiu/Kalonzoni County Rep(elect)
Caroline Munanie Musee
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Ballot counting (tallying) officially came to a close this afternoon 5th March 2013 for Kilome constituents as Kenyans decided who leads them the coming 5years.
In an election that was highly digitized and transparent, aspirants were openly heard expressing “if you lost, you lost openly. Try again after 5 years!”
Centres were well equiped, secured and prepared for the processes.
Today we look at results from kilome
Presidential
James Legilisho Kiyapi 136 votes
Martha Wangari Karua 152 votes
Mohamed Abduba Dida 88 votes
Musalia Mudavadi. 228 votes
Paul Kibugi Muite. 56 votes
Peter Kenneth 154 votes
Raila Odinga 27,975 votes
Uhuru Kenyatta. 242 votes
(Spoilt votes 242)
Governor (Makueni)
Muthembwa Cosmas 498
Mutwii Jones Mutuku. 273
Kibwana Kivutha. 14,545
Maundu Peter Eliud. 493
Kilonzo Peter Kavoo. 723
Kaloki Philip Kyalo. 13,800
(Spoilt votes 271)
Senate
Mulwa Bernard Kiio 258
Mwau John Harun. 2,421
Kilonzo Mutula. 27,784
Katumo Urbanus Muthoka 196
(Spoilt votes 167)
Women Member of National Assembly
Ndetei Agnes Mutindi 2,046
Malinda Caroline Mumbua 2,729
Kyalo Eunice Munanie. 895
Kitundu Jane Wavinya. 1,815
Mumo Rose Museo. 20,351
John Roseline Mutheu. 2,848
(Spoilt votes 197)
Member of National Assembly
Adam Isilui Mutinda 222
Benjamin Muthoka Kyalo 445
Benson Nyamai Mutuku 1,234
George Nzioka Mutua 2,528
Godfrey Mwangangi Kyuu. 444
John Katete Mutua 495
Johnstone Musau Mukima 3,084
Regina Muia Nthambi. 16,241
Thuddeus Nzambia Kithua 6,070
(Spoilt votes 169)
County Assembly -MUKAA WARD
Charles Mutisya Mulandi 195
Daniel King’oo Kivila 97
James Wambua Kimole. 1385
Joel Ndunda Kinyili. 546
John Kisuna Musyoki. 82
Jonathan Mutua Ndungi. 2,553
Joshua Mutua Musila. 906
Luke Mutua Musila 421
Peter Mbovu Kavai. 252
Peter Mutua Musila. 168
Samuel Mbova 1,531
(Spoilt votes 70)
KIIMA KIU/KALANZONI WARD
Albanus Simon Musyoka. 536
Augustine Kiio Mwongela. 241
Caroline Munanie Musee. 2,202
Dominic Mutungwa Kiting’o 55
Fredrick Joel Nyamai. 86
Yusuf Hidaya Athman. 182
Wambua Landu James 109
Jonathan Katete. 1,384
Joshua Mutuku Ngunza 1,421
Kennedy Musomba Kavoo. 231
Maingi Mbusya Mwovi. 1,630
Paul Sila Muthusi 108
Peter Mutevu Mwangangi. 205
Sammy Mukando Kisiu. 80
Wilfred Muoki Kingoo. 90
Wilfred Mutwota Mutuku 1,423
(Spoilt votes 63)
KASIKEU WARD
Benson Kitati Nzioka 302
Benard Mulinge Munyao. 2,078
Christopher Wambua. 584
Daniel Kaindi Mativo. 388
Jonathan Maundu Luilu. 1,925
Julius Tangai Munari. 2,216
Lukas Mulinge Wambua. 70
Paul Malinda. 2,874
Peter Nzioka Mutunga. 249
Reuben Musau Kavai. 1,852
(Spoilt votes 87)
Vote tallying/result announcements in Kilome ended with prayer and the New local representatives awarded IEBC certificates by the stations Chief Returning Officer
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Kilome 