The Sh7 billion allocated last year was meant to place 10,000 acres under irrigation but, so far, only 2,500 acres have been achieved. But two years down the line, the 70,000 bags are not even enough to meet demands of just one county in need of food aid. Food security was one of Jubilee’s five core campaign pillars, promising to put a million acres under irrigation within five years. But Mr Mugambi says NIB will need Sh500 billion to put the required one million acres under irrigation. The prolonged dry spell has left many counties in dire need of food aid.

Source: Daily Nation October 29, 2016 22:41 UTC