President Uhuru Kenyatta in his state off the nation address on Wednesday spread his messages on agriculture throughout his speech, saying the expanded road network had boosted agribusiness.
The government had pledged to put one million acres under irrigation in five years with Galana- Kulalu in Tana River and Kilifi counties being the main project
Kenyatta said farmers were the main beneficiaries of the “most aggressive road construction programme ever seen in Kenya” with 1,950 kilometers of new roads completed, and another 7,000 kilometers under different phases of construction.
“In Taveta, banana farmers in Kimundia and Mboghoni can now get their produce to markets in Mombasa in less than four hours as the Mwatate- Taveta Road nears completion,” said the President.
Caption: President Uhuru Kenyatta, he spread his message on agriculture in his state of the nation address.