Irrigation Project Aims to Stop Hunger in West Pokot, Kenya
The state will expand irrigation projects in arid areas to reduce hunger and starvation for lack of food and water.
President Uhuru Kenyatta said the government has put 600,000 hectares under irrigation countrywide. By next year, more than one million hectares will be under irrigation, he said.
Uhuru spoke on Wednesday when he launched the Sh1.2 billion Wei Wei Irrigation Scheme in West Pokot.
The irrigation scheme, initiated by Italian Development Cooperation and Kenyan government, has more than 250 farmers on 325 hectares.
The scheme will help increase food production and reduce reliance on relief food, he said. The President reiterated the government’s commitment to improve Kenyans’ livelihoods.
Uhuru Kenyatta