An administration chief in Nyamira County has urged his constituents to take advantage of the prevailing rains and till their lands on time.
Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with residents at Riamoni location, Chief Francis Rasugu challenged farmers to desist from laxity and till their lands in order to combat perennial hunger in the region.
Rasugu observed that the region has been embroiled in hunger following untimely planting by area residents, making many of them to struggle in feeding their communities.
“After a few months, rains are here with us. We can only celebrate if we take advantage and do timely cultivations. It is unfortunate that we have struggled in the recent past to feed our families because of ignorance,” he said.
“We do not need agricultural officers to tell us how to go about this. You should take personal responsibility to ensure that hunger is a past thing in this region,” Rasugu added.
The veteran administrator urged the government to implement food security policy as a way of educating citizens on how to use the little they have.
“Food security is an important thing to observe. As much as it is a collective responsibility, I call upon the government to carry out civic education on citizens as a way of familiarising them on how to guard whatever they harvest,” he said.