Joyce Muruku fills up cereal tins at her sat within Chaka Open air market in Kieni, Nyeri county. [Mose Sammy, Standard]
The lablab bean, scientifically called Lablab purpureus (or Dolichos lablab), and locally known as Njahi, is a versatile subtropical and tropical nitrogen-fixing legume. The many agricultural and nutritional uses of this bean are worth noting. Lablabs have a huge potential as forage material for livestock. Cattle, sheep, goats and pigs graze on the bean.
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