State strategies will increase food security, give youths jobs

CS Peter Munya. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]

In the last 10 years, about the exact term of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government, Kenya’s population has increased 32 per cent to 53.8 million people. Over this period, the urban population has risen from 10 million to just over 15 million people. These two factors - a general rise in population and an increase in the number of urban dwellers — have tremendously increased the pressure on the country’s food systems, calling for a rethink of how we approach our agri-food investments.