Kakamega County Governor Fernandes Barasa launched the countywide distribution of free planting fertilizer and maize seeds with a laser focus on low-income families, widows, women, and Persons with Disabilities recently.
The distribution program is geared towards enhancing the county’s food basket by empowering 283,000 small-scale farmers in the county’s 60 wards.
“We also seek to empower vulnerable groups to engage in food production and uplift their way of life”, Barasa reiterated in his addresses to the residents at the events.
The exercise was kick-started in Matungu and has also been rolled out in Mumias West and Lurambi Sub-Counties.
To enhance the Last-Mile Delivery of Fertilizer to all the wards level, Governor Barasa further announced that his administration has reached an agreement with the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).
“In the deal, the distribution will start at the sub-county level this year and is expected to extend to the ward level in 2026. This will ease accessibility of fertilizers and maize seeds to our farmers,” he said.
To enhance transport mobility in the county, Governor Barasa announced that his administration has allocated funds for the maintenance of 5 km of road in every ward.
This, he noted, will go a long way in ensuring continued development at the grassroots level.
The county boss was accompanied by the respective area Members of the County Assembly( MCAs), Hon. Evance Geoffrey Ambale, Hon. Ali Okomba, and County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Agriculture, Mophat Mandela, among other leaders.
