The journey of Kenyan roses to the world: The Dubai experience

[@gashafashi08]

I live in Norway and many of the roses sold here are from Kenya💕💕

[@keffam]

That's great. Any opportunities in Norway for Kenyans?

[@gashafashi08]

@@keffam There are opportunities everywhere in the world🙂 Scandinavian countries are somewhat difficult to breakthrough compared to the US or UK. Their immigation rules are very strict, but once your settled you good to go. Learning the language(s) is also a must if one intends to reside here. No shortcuts.

[@excessethane454]

@@gashafashi08 thanks for info

[@cherrycherry624]

i love chamwamdas work and professionalism,..never missed his short documentaries..i wish kenya jounalists should be focusing on stories like this ,to help kenyans understand the country and what impact they are make.i live in italy, and i get to buy kenyan french beans from many supermarket,but oflate i see there is a competition fro senagal,...i would also like to know why kenyan coffee is no longer in italian market yet i see tanzanian and ethiopian coffee here?chamwanda please investigate what could be going on in our kenyan coffee. am happt about kenyan tea,its very popular in Russia ,you will also find it in poland . Good Job Alex.

[@Chwamwada]

Cherry, many thanks for the compliments..Thanks for the ideas too. We will consider your suggestion

[@kingjoshuamhuamk2559]

Kenyan coffee is highly sought after u will get it in some countries alone eg england ,Dubai ,its so unique than Ethiopian or Tanzania

[@engineer14]

You are a true ambassador of Kenya.

[@bazukamimi5721]

People are uprooting coffee for real estate

[@cherrycherry624]

@@bazukamimi5721 Italians are the world's largest consumers of coffee..I asked one coffee expert why they don't have Kenyan coffee and the answer was short and straight"they don't find it in the market"such a shame....am happy for our tea though, yesterday I got non-branded Kenyan tea from a speciality shop for Euro12/1kg (so excited) Alex Chamwanda I would like to know what happened to BROOKBOUND tea,they used to sell the best quality tea and export to U.K ..now you can't find it anymore...it was our household tea name anyway...am so eager to know what's happening to our coffee..

[@kevohwapipelinetransami4351]

Proud to be a Kenyan 🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@kevohwapipelinetransami4351]

@T C 🙋🙋🙋😂😂😂😂

[@cilmi-billechannel421]

So much beautiful I'm so much proud my brothers. I'm agriculture student from somalia Increase your production you're hard workers.

[@JohnNjengaCOCO]

I live in Russia and most roses here come from Kenya

[@stephennduati2755]

@John Njenga are you interested to invest along the Nairobi expressway, which runs from westlands to JKIA. Maestro connection is selling a prime land located at westlands Nairobi, near Groganville Estate village. The size area is 0.3889ha/3800Sqm.Going for Kshs.360M,the land has been approved for high rise construction by Nairobi county. The land has been approved for high rise construction by Nairobi county government. If interested you can contact me at [e-mail]

[@ruthwendork]

What a presentation.....Kenyan's we've got so much to offer to the world. A always looking for Kenyan products in supermarkets here in Europe....a proud Kenyan Thanks Chamwada!

[@prabhachella28]

Me too love your country flowers. Everyday I use your roses for my prayers as well..Malaysian

[@manuari6088]

I've worked in the Horticulture industry and i can confirm that majority of the farms pay good salaries to their workers way above the minimum wage requirements. Majority of the farms are complying to several standards; subjected to very strict audits, that fight for the rights and well being of the workers. Many years back the condition of the workers was really bad but compared to today conditions they are way much better unless the farms guys are talking about do not comply to any standards. Good story Chamwada

[@euphisa8127]

I love kenyan roses, so beautiful! Thank you talented growers!

[@edwinbett5861]

Magical Kenya

[@Edwins0n]

Beautiful. What a journey for those beautiful roses!

[@prateekyadav3421]

Video is covered Very nicely.. well explained … Very interesting to know 99% flowers in Dubai is from 🇰🇪 Kenya

[@SOMALTALK]

great work we need alot media like you I am from east africa soomalia I am living europe now but I love africa we are rich countinent but some our leadrs they are loses anywey great work.@Chams Media channel.

[@xoxomacx2539]

Great work. Please do one on Kenyan French beans and coffee. Coffee may be tricky. To much politics in that one.

[@Chwamwada]

Noted, many thanks

[@xoxomacx2539]

@Alex chamwada your documentaries are very professional. The flowers one is my favourite. It's very educative to all age groups. My family enjoyed watching it.

[@julianawavomba4828]

A very good documentary. Connecting Kenya to the world. Kudos to KQ for connecting Kenya/Africa to the world and the world to Kenya/Africa. We need more of these stories. Thanks Chamwada.

[@josephmaina6407]

Beautiful work Alex and your incredible team. Keep it up

[@newsdropke9831]

What a good story t o tell.This makse some of us be more and more proud of our ggreat country Kenya. jA well done production.HONGERA CHAMS MEDIA!!!!

[@Anokmayom55]

Africa is mother nature for real

[@martinmachua]

this is positive media that this country needs. keep up the good work.

[@keziahndunda6344]

Kenya is the main exporter😊

[@dr.hossein8703]

Kudos @chamwada Alex. Somalia is always bigger than an individual. Big up Kenyans for supporting our Somali people.

[@MICHAELMAJIMBO]

Nice one @ CHAMSMEDIA,I like your media work. Promoting the floriculture industry

[@mustolourien5823]

Tourism board should look on how to sell this as a tourist attraction. Farms should look for a way to invite tourists.

[@samuelmbugua975]

Great suggestion Sir

[@InnovatorsTales]

You are indeed a world class journalist.

[@sirchuti]

I wish we had a leader who would focus on Kenya's exports and capitalize it. Like flowers, beef, coffee, tea, Athletics make them national treasures and we SPECIALIZE in the same. Our people will get employment opportunities

[@wudgraphics1380]

Yeah it is all we need

[@MrMaboboz]

Think that's what Uhuru is trying to achieve under the big 4

[@alexandermutune6131]

You should also try being a leader...Your good ideas would be very useful for the country.

[@phoebemunyua2159]

Just wow!

[@joetitan9318]

Great work Chamwada. Loved every bit of it

[@stevemuho9572]

Nice piece of work

[@gogetter1508]

Then if we Kenya are the best suppliers to Dubai. And Dubai gains from us by supplying to other many countries. I think we gaining less money than we should... Govnmnt shld think big

[@keziahndunda6344]

I agree we should really rethink

[@anantzunjarrao5371]

Beautiful Love from india

[@davidthiongo731]

This is interesting...

[@engineer14]

Nice job Chams. But you forgot one important person - that employed in the farm. Figures? Retail price in Dubai, from the farm, city market in Nairobi.

[@chepkorir26]

Great work.

[@carefree4271]

From Kiambu with love to the world

[@Iam_rehema]

Thanks Alex.Good job

[@samwambua2427]

Wow..this is very good Alex

[@kingoripeter8620]

Great work Chan's, we need more of this for all exports That we do and how we can contribute to grow each product more. How about goat and camel export, do we do it?

[@jonsil001]

Amazing!

[@madeitglobal370]

KE to the world

[@DashwithTash]

How interesting ❤

[@talent2437]

Mr. Alex i think your promotion to the value addition is immense. In your earlier documentaries you focused on Kenyan citizen capacities in abroad. And now to actual products this is huge advertising to Kenya's images. But unfortunately that company's cartoon box is plain white, i would have liked they include a small Kenyan flag image so that it outstand from the rest. Otherwise i like your documentaries and i am hooked it.

[@talent2437]

@T C i understand they through away, but out of the thousands and millions boxes of it will be seen by customers hence they learn that this product is from kenya. I mean that fraction that will get to see the boxes.

[@jamaica5308]

Your documentaries are good. Now do bout Tea

[@janetmwangi3868]

Wow!! it must smell great in there ❤️❤️

[@Giithiomi]

Only one problem...The poor worker who actually does all the donkey work. They are poorly paid

[@hassanmohamed7016]

Most of them work almost 12 hrs a day at less than 2 dollars a day...21st century slaves in kenya

[@MrMaboboz]

@@hassanmohamed7016 where are you getting your data from? I think watchmen are the poorest paid in Kenya with 390 ksh per day.....that's about 3.75 dollars per day. If anybody is being paid less than that then its a crime.

[@abdel-qadeercoubadja4750]

@T C lozlozlozl... activism... over agricultural products. ..... what a waste of time. Again you have to make/manufactur things to really compete globally. Technology is the key not mining/agriculture.

[@TheTororist]

@@hassanmohamed7016 I have never heard of anybody making 2 dollars a day from legal employment in kenya. they even have a union so i dont know where you got that figure from.

[@bellawangari8557]

This is great, i saw a documentary showing the conditions in which these workers on the farm Work. Sadly low wages, no protective Clothing,pregnant workers spraying pesticides and so many amore.

[@manuari6088]

Which channel and when did you watch the documentary? I really need to watch it too.

[@daviddavis7959]

now imagine with direct flights to usa. kenya flowers have huge potential to grow , create more jobs and wealth for the country

[@DavidWanjohiirungu]

Good job ..

[@noahnjenga4292]

Bravo

[@adeshrostom9905]

nice work chamwada I think its time for Kenyan graduates to stop whining about lack of jobs and fighting for white collar jobs and think out of the box.FARMING IS COOL

[@karisbenisrael7842]

The story remains the same as Blood diamond! We are rich but the poorest people when you go to these countries. Why don't we control the flower from the farm to the market just as other countries do with their natural resources????

[@MrMaboboz]

Good point, same with our tea, coffee, minerals and if I'm correct they are planning on doing the same with oil. We are losing so much money

[@alexandermutune6131]

How do we effect these 'controls' from farm to market?Is it by 'banning' the middle men?

[@febamohammed2989]

Am in Qatar also 90% of flowers are from kenya

[@stephenobudho4538]

Just imagine if direct export channels to clients was established, no intermediaries, how much more cash the country would get..

[@hzlkelly]

They’ll never tell us they’re from Africa. Why we need such docis

[@Sanyah-le1od]

Mmhh : I think 254 needs to "re-evaluate its marketing strategy : UAE IMPORTS flowers from KE, THEN RE-EXPORTS it to EU markets... They r smart - good business to them......

[@MikeM-co6dm]

How much is the kenyan farm making per stem ?

[@MrMaboboz]

Sorry amount of money, about 150 dollars a month.

[@wacmber2131]

Politics will kill everything in kenya imagine how this local workers hustling in that poor and unprotected environment leave alone poor wedges yet in Saudi Arabia thecsame flowers are very expensive where is this money going to

[@engineer14]

Danm it Kephis...... 10% is alot

[@vennables3712]

If they don’t sample a good number then the inspectors at destination countries would intercept the product. That would cost the farm not only financially but customers.

[@juoanjuo]

Thats to much😭

[@engineer14]

@@juoanjuo very much!

[@lizkimani9576]

So why can't Kenya sell its roses directly to the European countries...why do we have to sell our flowers to the UAE first... Some one explain pls..

[@MARK-nh4hx]

Big market of course (Dubai)... I bet you have had something called gari za Dubai.. (originally from Japan)?

[@gracekanene152]

Do you sell reject?

[@LishWanjogu]

Good question. Maybe the roses being sold on Kenyan streets are the rejected ones

[@sonoffate1311]

Imagine Kenya is paradise,nobody should die of hunger in Kenya!...,during inspection I think 10%is huge!!...also these middle men should be banned

[@Limitless-Mindset-e9r]

Great work

[@morgan_biggy9614]

Great work