Katilu irrigation scheme is yet to turn the Turkana community from pastarolism to farming.
Speaking during the visit the operation supervisor Mr. Daniel Waweru said that the main objectives of opening the project is due to lack of food security.
Turkana community at large are not happy with the problems of food challenges.
The government through national irrigation scheem had came up with an idea of empowering the community to seriously put their effort in farming, since the river Turkwel had a water resources to enable to meet their goals.
They have opened the river canal directed to 300 hectares, Mr. Waweru however, said that they have aplan of extending five hundreds hectares more. He continues that last year harvest was very impressing since they managed to get more than 3,000 bags of maize and they are now distributing the maize to Lodwar cereal board.
He also praise the Katilu community for their corporation. The farmers cooperative society with equity bank which us enable them to open group account.
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