Fishermen and rice farmers cry foul of CS Henry Rotich’s budget

A woman prepares her fish at Dunga beach in Kisumu County on March 30 2017. The rising population in the region has led to increase in demand of the delicacy which is also cheap compared to other species. Each is sold at sh. 10. PHOTO: COLLINS ODUOR

Fishermen and rice farmers in Nyanza region have accused the National Treasury of leaving them out of this year's budgetary allocations.

Rice farmers in Ahero and West Kano said they were left out of Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich's Sh6.3 billion to boost irrigation schemes across the country.