Pres. Ruto stops planned subdivision of Galana Kulalu into settlement parcels, orders 10000 acres be readied for maize growing under Public Private ...
The government used more than 1.2 million acres of land belonging to the Agricultural Development Corporation for the project through irrigation. The National Irrigation Authority will oversee the project. Ruto says that the land will instead be used for maize production.
The head of state said the 10000 acres will instead be worked on to produce maize, beginning February 2023.
All actors are to execute timeously." He said the land will be used to prepare for maize production under the Public-Private-Partnership in the next six months. • He said the land will be used to prepare for maize production under the Public-Private-Partnership in the next six months.
President William Ruto revoked subdivision of Galana Kulalu into settlement parcels and announced a new plan for the food security project.
By cancelling the previous plan for settlement parcels and instead focusing on food production, the government is taking radical steps towards ensuring a stable and sustainable food supply for the country. This marks a significant shift in the approach to food security in the region and is an important step towards ensuring a stable and sustainable food supply. The government is taking radical steps towards ensuring a stable and sustainable food supply for the country.
The Sh8 billion project, which was initiated in 2014 by the Kenyan and Israeli governments, was expected to end the perennial shortage of maize, the country's ...
We must revive the project and make it work for the benefit of our people,” he said. “This has dampened the spirit of the business sector in Israel. The project faced delays and controversy surrounding the misappropriation of funds, leading to its termination in 2019.
President William Ruto together with some governors toured the Galana-Kulalu project. The president later cancelled the planned subdivision of the project.
And I want to commit, by the end of February, the cost of unga and rice will have come down," he explained. "Government to construct a dam beginning April to bring another 350,000 acres under food production and to work out a model for PPP food production in the 350,000 acres to be ready in 6 months," he added. "I direct as follows: (I) The planned subdivision into settlement parcels is revoked/cancelled; (II) Private Sector and GOK (the National Irrigation Authority) under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) to work on the ready 10,000 acres to produce food starting with maize in February," said the presidnet. In a statement, after an extensive tour with National and County Government leaders of the project on Tuesday, January 3, Ruto ordered maize farming under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to start. [William Ruto](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tag/dp-william-ruto-news/) has revoked the planned subdivision of the Galana/Kulalu national food security project into the settlement schemes. - The president ordered the growing of maize under Public-Private Partnership (PPS) in the first 10,000 acres
President William Ruto on Tuesday, January 3, revoked the planned subdivision of the vast Galana Kulalu land for settlement purposes.In a statement, the.
All actors must implement it in a timely manner,” he instructed. To realize food production on the 350,000 hectares of land, Ruto revealed that the government would build a dam to supply water that will feed into the growing area. In a statement, the head of state stated that the land would not be subdivided for human habitation as originally planned, noting that the 10,000 acres would be used to improve food production.
Galana Kulalu Food Security project was sabotaged President William Ruto has said. The President regretted that those who behind the sabotage had plan to subdivide the land for settlement parcels. Speaking Wednesday evening in a joint media interview, ...
Galana did not fail, it was made to fail.” “Galana can feed three or four million Kenyans, why do you want to go and settle 10,000 people there? The president said, in addition to the initial 10,000 acres of land being used for food production, another 10,000 acres will also be prepared for food production within six months under the PPP.