Kakamega County has a predominantly crop farming economy with livestock farming taking a small portion of the available land. The Deputy Governor, who doubles as the Agriculture and Livestock Development Executive, Prof. Philip Kutima, says they are encouraging diversification to enable residents to venture into alternative agricultural enterprises. The Professor says this diversification has been […]
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The Kakamega Deputy Governor (DG), Prof. Philip Kutima has said the county government is investing in farming to ensure food security in the county in the post-Covid-19 disease period. The DG said there is a looming food crisis in the county if enough resources and measures are not put in to empower farmers and increase […]
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The County government of Kakamega has received pesticides worth over Sh.7 million from the State Department of Crop Development to contain fighting fall armyworms and locusts. Speaking after receiving the donation on Monday, the area Deputy Governor (DG), Prof. Philip Kutima, who also doubles as the county executive for agriculture and livestock development Executive lauded […]
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Kakamega County government is determined to make aquaculture another frontier for socio-economic growth. The County officials, led by the Industrialization and Trade Executive, Kassim Were, recently visited a successful fish farmer in Malava Sub County. Laban Mwanzo, owns 34 fish ponds situated on a three and half acre piece of land and he is the […]
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The Kakamega County Government has traced 15 people with travel history from Covid-19 affected regions and quarantined them. Area Deputy Governor (DG), Prof. Philip Kutima has said seven were at the County Referral Hospital, four at St. Mary’s Hospital Mumias, three at Butere Sub County Hospital while one was confined at Bukura Hospital. Prof. Kutima, […]
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