Adagala’s Posho Mill: Grinding Maize, Building Women, and Powering Vihiga’s Future

EoK Reports | Vihiga

Hon. Dr. Beatrice Adagala leading a Woman Group Beneficiary to test their Poshomill 

In the heart of Vihiga County, where every sunset smells of maize roasting and every homestead holds a story told over a plate of ugali, something powerful is taking shape. And no, it’s not a high-rise building or a flashy photo op, it’s the humble sound of a posho mill, gifted by Hon.Dr. Beatrice Adagala to local women groups. But if you listen closely, that grinding sound is louder than politics, it’s the sound of vision, dignity, and economic empowerment.

Critics may call it “low key.” But real leaders don’t play to the gallery, they respond to the ground. In Vihiga, like in all Luhya Counties and a bigger percentage of Kenya, ugali is not just food, it’s culture, it’s daily life, it’s economic rhythm. And what better way to plug women into that rhythm than giving them a tool that serves both the stomachs of the people and the wallets of women?

This posho mill is not a token. It’s a cash-flow generator. As long as Vihiga eats ugali, and let’s be honest, we never stop, this machine will hum, day and night. It will serve surrounding villages, reduce the burden of transport to distant mills, and most importantly, bring daily income to women who are often excluded from mainstream financial systems.

But Adagala didn’t stop at hardware. She plugged it into a bigger dream, table banking, where women pull resources together, lend to each other, and grow together. From milling fees to savings to small loans to school fees — this is a full economic cycle in motion. Not just survival, sustainable empowerment.

"Development doesn’t always wear a suit and tie. Sometimes, it wears a dust coat, stands next to a roaring engine, and leaves with a pocket full of coins earned cleanly and proudly." ~~Hon. Dr. Beatrice Adagala 

Vihiga Woman Rep, Hon. Dr. Beatrice Adagala 

While others chase headlines, Adagala has chosen something nobler,  to chase impact. In that whirling machine lies a bold political statement: 

“My women will not beg — they will build.”

So yes, Maybe in Makueni they dry mangoes courtesy of former governor. In Turkana, they may bottle honey and in other places they may have a different idea. But in Vihiga, we grind maize, and we rise with it.  Said one beneficiary.

Adagala’s posho mill isn’t low key — it’s low noise, high impact.

And like the finest ugali, her leadership is solid, satisfying, and rooted.

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