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ASAL governors urge more funding for livestock sector

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe during a consultative meeting with ASAL governors on the livestock sector in Mombasa on September 23, 2025. [Robert Menza, Standard]

 Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has challenged counties to support interventions that contribute to the transformation of the livestock sector.

However, county governments decried the shoestring budget, saying only three per cent of the national budget is allocated to agriculture and livestock.

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