I am a 26 year old Kenyan Citizen from Thika, Central Province. I am the first born in a family of three. I am a trained Chemical analyst with a diploma in Analytical Chemistry from Thika Technical Training Institute.

I rear rabbits. I choose to start the business after clearing my high school education in 2007. This was after acquiring the skills from our Agriculture club in school. (Chania High School).

I purchase rabbit feed and hay with my monthly earnings from the lucrative business in Kenya.

A kilogram of rabbit meat costs a minimum of Ksh. 500.

This is a very booming business in Kenya and I hope majority of the youth would engage in it for us to be able to satisfy the very demanding market.

My business is based on rabbits for meat. I keep rabbits at our home on a rabbit house. I currently have 10 adult rabbits. 3 male and 7 female. I have just sold the small rabbits each at a cost of Ksh. 1000 as they are high breed.

There is demand for white meat especially rabbit meat in Kenya because of its nutritional value. In Thika alone, there are not much people keeping or rearing rabbits. This makes us, that is me and other few people have pressure to satisfy the growing and demanding market.

The risks involved include diseases and fluctuating weather which affects the rabbits.

Apart from the rabbit business, I will use my monthly salary also to cater for the loan. I work at Kenyatta University - Kitui Campus hence repaying the loan will be at ease with me.

The loan i have requested for 50% will cater for renovation material and expansion of the houses to house the increased number of chicken and rabbits , 15%i will buy new chicks of good quality from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization to increase production,15% will be for regular maintenance of the houses and 20% will cater for drugs and to buy feeds to feed them.

Thanks in advance as you consider my application .