Government issues warning over impending drought
Mutahi Kagwe, has issued a warning of an impending drought, calling for urgent preparedness measures to protect both human and animal populations.
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mutahi Kagwe, has issued a warning of an impending drought, calling for urgent preparedness measures to protect both human and animal populations.
According to Mutahi, the government has concrete evidence that drought conditions are approaching and must take proactive steps to mitigate its impact, particularly on the livestock sector.
“We know for a fact that a drought is coming. If we know for a fact that a drought is coming, let us prepare for the drought as we prepare for human food,” the CS stated during a recent address.
Kagwe emphasized that just as the government maintains strategic grain reserves for human consumption, similar measures must be implemented for livestock feed to safeguard the dairy and livestock industries.
“As the government, we buy food, enough maize. So that if we don’t get a maize crop, we can distribute the strategic reserves we have. We need to do the same for the dairy sector for the livestock sector,” he explained.
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The Agriculture CS proposed establishing storage facilities across counties to stockpile animal feed ahead of the dry season.
“We need go downs in counties where we can store silage and hay, for the dry seasons. So we need to think differently,” Kagwe stated.
He stressed that effective drought preparedness requires collaboration between national and county governments, with devolved units taking the lead in developing localized response strategies.
“This can only happen if the national government is also working with the county governments. The county governments must take the initiative. It is a devolved function. The county governments must take the initiative to give us the plans that they have to salvage the livestock in their respective counties so that we can be of assistance as a national government,” the CS noted.
He particularly called on county governments to think innovatively about ways to ensure adequate animal feed supplies during drought periods.
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