Agriculture Seeks to Triple Annual Budget

Submitted by AA Kenya on Fri, 20/01/2012 - 18:10
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-The Ministry of Agriculture wants its budget increased from the current Sh17billion to a whopping Sh59billion in the next national budget. Giving its presentation during the public budget hearings in Nairobi yesterday, the ministry cited several projects that need to be implemented. "We have several key projects that we need to implement," Permanent Secretary Romano Kiome said. "We have the seed and fertilizer fund requiring Sh15billion to implement. We have an action plan on mechanization (that needs) Sh7
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