Locals to get 40,000 bags of maize from Galana-Kulalu harvest

Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation Eugene Wamalwa (middle), flanked by officials from the National Irrigation Board inspects maize plants around the Galana-Kulalu model farm project at Malindi in Kilifi County. Tana River and Kilifi counties, which house the Galana-Kulalu project, are set to get at least 60 per cent of the harvest from the 2,500 acres. (PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/ STANDARD)

Tana River and Kilifi counties, which house the Galana-Kulalu project, are set to get at least 60 per cent of the harvest from the 2,500 acres.

The two counties, which are among the worst hit in the ongoing wave of famine across the country, are poised for what will be the first direct dividend from the irrigation-supported food security project. According to the Principal Secretary in the State Department of Irrigation, Nduati Mwangi, it is expected that the 2,500 acres will yield at least 70,000 and plans are already in place to ensure locals benefit.