Livestock, food security in Ole Lenku's top agenda

Some of the hybrid goats issued to farmer groups by the Kajiado County government. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Agriculture and livestock departments are among the top financed dockets in Kajiado County, with Sh614 million set aside for development.

Renewed focus on agriculture and livestock seem to be inspired by the governor's vision of cushioning locals from total loss of animals during drought through modern practices in livestock farming on smaller pieces of land, while at the same time investing in value addition on livestock products.