Agriculture gets Sh15b in Budget Uhuru’s budget

Kilifi's Burangi Irrigation Scheme vice chairman Timothy Koe (left) and member James Mwadanda tend to crops. The agricultural sub-sector received Sh15 billion in the Budget Treasury CS Henry Rotich presented at Parliament yesterday. [MAUREEN ONGALA, STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The National Treasury has, for the second year running, given the biggest chunk of its allocation to agriculture and irrigation projects.

The agricultural sector, which is arguably the biggest contributor to the economy, received Sh15 billion from the budget Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich presented yesterday. Of this, Sh6.3 billion went to the numerous irrigation projects across the country.