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Busia irrigation project set to end floods, boost farming

Rice paddy preparation at Bunyala Irrigation scheme on July 27, 2023. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

Kepha Odongo, 47, who hails from Buyuku area in Budalang'i constituency has seen it all.

Over the years, Odongo and his family have always been forced to seek refuge at higher grounds due to heavy downpours and flooding in his village.

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