Kenya’s irrigation project set for bumper harvest

Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa (left), Israeli Ambassador Yahel Vilan and Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua address the Press during the Israel-Kenya Agribusiness Forum 2015 Monday. They announced plans to lower food prices in the next one year. [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: A bumper harvest is expected from the Galana irrigation project, which will potentially reduce the price of maize flour by half.

The news comes as Kenyans grapple with high maize flour prizes, with a two-kilogramme packet going for Sh120.The Sh14 billion project that is being carried out by an Israeli firm, Green Arava, is part of President Uhuru Kenyatta's plan to enhance food security in the country.