Obama says 'best is yet to come' in victory speech

 

President Barack Obama walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia to deliver his victory speech on election night at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. AFP Photo 

By Agencies

President Barack Obama told cheering supporters early Wednesday that "the best is yet to come" for the United States as he stormed to a second term by defeating Republican Mitt Romney.

After taking the stage at a raucous Chicago victory party with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama returned to the themes of his re-election bid, vowing to fight for the middle class and the American dream.

"In this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up. We have fought our way back," Obama told hundreds of cheering supporters.

"We know in our hearts that for the United States of America the best is yet to come."

Obama said he had spoken to Romney, congratulating him and his running mate Paul Ryan on a "hard-fought campaign" and vowing to sit down with the former Massachusetts governor to discuss the way forward.

"We may have battled fiercely but it's only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future," Obama said.

"In the weeks ahead I also look forward to sitting down with governor Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward."

Obama reached out to those who supported his opponent in the closely-fought race, saying: "Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. You've made me a better president.

"With your stories and your struggles I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead," he said.

"Despite all the hardship we've been through, despite all the frustrations of Washington, I've never been more hopeful about our future. I have never been more hopeful about America."

Obama thanked the army of campaign workers and volunteers whose efforts secured his re-election to a second four-year term, calling them the "best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics."

Near the end of his speech Obama hinted at a more far-reaching agenda in his second term despite the lingering partisan gridlock in Washington, calling for a future that "isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."

"I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggest. We're not as cynical as the pundits believe. We are greater than the sum of individual ambitions," Obama said.

"Together with your help and God's Grace we will continue our journey forward and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth. Thank you, America. God bless you. God bless these United States."

Source:Daily Monitor

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Self-help groups given Sh510m for mushroom farms

 

In a year, the Mt Kenya Umbrella Self-Help Group makes Sh120,000 from the sale of button mushrooms and Sh165,000 from the oyster variety. Dried oyster mushrooms are expensive, with a kilo being sold at Sh1,200 while the button variety is sold fresh for Sh400 a kilo. Photo/FILE  Nation Media Group

By BONIFACE MWANGI
Three self-help groups from Mathira East district have come together to enrich mushroom farming with the aim of diversifying their diet and earning more income.

The Mt Kenya Umbrella Self-Help Group from Ragati location, which had 62 members in 2008, obtained Sh120,000 under the government’s Njaa Marufuku programme as the initial capital.

According to the group’s chairman, Mr Paul Muchiri, members grow mushrooms alternately to ensure that they meet market requirements.

The group grows two types of mushrooms: Oysters and Button. Button seedlings are more expensive, with a kilogramme going for Sh20,000; while the oyster variety costs Sh5,000 per kilogramme. The mushrooms are planted and harvested twice per year.

“After the first harvest the substrate is flushed twice before we can sow other seedlings. However, the two final flushes do not give as much produce as the first one,” said Mr Muchiri.

In a year, the group makes Sh120,000 from the sale of button mushrooms and Sh165,000 from the oyster variety. Dried oyster mushrooms are expensive, with a kilo being sold at Sh1,200 while the button variety is sold fresh for Sh400 a kilo.

After making their sales in Karatina, Nairobi, and Nakuru, profits are shared among group members with a member getting between Sh3,000 and Sh4,000.

The payment, said Mr Muchiri, depends on the quantity we harvest and the market price which fluctuates from time to time.

The greatest challenge the group faces while marketing their products is middlemen who exploit them by buying their mushrooms at a low price.

But this will soon be a thing in the past after Mr Robert Godec, the acting US ambassador to Kenya, gave the group Sh510,000 to support their value addition efforts.

The money was given under the US embassy’s self-help fund which seeks to support sustainable, income-generating projects in Kenyan communities.
Besides the grant, the group also benefited from mushroom grinding and drying machines, and a fridge.

Mr Muchiri said that they would use the equipment to add value to their mushrooms. “We have been losing a lot of money since we do not add any value to our produce. I am sure that members will be happy and motivated from the good earning they will be getting,” said Mr Muchiri.

He said that they would sell their products directly to consumers as well as big supermarkets.

They also plan to put up three additional production units per member group.

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source:Business Daily

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