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THE STANDARD By John Shilitsa | April 7th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Lush green mukombero (White’s ginger) plantation welcomes you to Alfred Mukhwana’s farm in Lukume, Kakamega County. The domesticated wild vine plant is said to have medicinal value and an aphrodisiac. Boda boda operators in Kakamega town buy mondia whytei commonly known by locals as (Mukombero). Traders imports the roots from Uganda, they sell between Sh10- 50 according to the size. The root is said to have medicinal value. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] “In two weeks, we will be moving the seedlings from the nursery to the main field,” says Mukhwana, 67, pointing at a well-nurtured nursery with thousands of mukombero seedlings.

Kakamega forestKenya generalUasin gishuDaniel muchesiaAlfred mukhwanaJames ligarePaul lumadiKenya plant health inspectorate service kephisInternational centre for insect physiologyKakamega natural forest catchment conservation organisationLivestock research organisation kalroMan fields companyKenya forestry research institute kefriKenya bureau of standards kebsKenya forest serviceKenya wild services