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"content": "in the first year, out of 70,000 acres that have been planned in the medium term. When completed, we expect these additional projects to benefit and improve the lives of a further 300,000 Kenyans. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our fellow Kenyans who live in northern Kenya have continued to suffer from conflict, hunger and famine, especially due to drought. To start the journey of building resilience and instituting a permanent source of livelihood, the Government has allocated Kshs.1 billion to be shared equally to initiate a 1,500 acre irrigation scheme at Rahole in Garissa, 2,000 acres in Habaswein in Wajir and another 2,075 acres of irrigation in Daua Clusters in Mandera. When completed, these projects will benefit a total of 34,000 people in North Eastern Kenya who live in these conditions. In addition, we have allocated Kshs250 million to expand the ongoing irrigation project at Katilu in order to empower our people in Turkana to produce and feed themselves. We intend to fast track the implementation of that project from the current size of 650 acres to 12,500 acres acres in the medium term, in order to benefit a further 50,000 households who live in this area. We are also, in this Budget, initiating new irrigation projects to enable many people, especially in arid and semi arid areas. To this end, the Government has allocated a further Kshs950 million to start implementing a three-year 2,700 irrigation program targeted to benefit about 11,000 people in Turkana. We have also allocated a further Kshs130 million to fast-track completion of irrigation projects designs covering strategic interventions in areas such as Kalemunyan, Nakamane, Morulem, Naoros and Napak. I urge the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the National Irrigation Board to fast-track the completion of those designs in order to have them ready for funding during the supplementary budget, so as to allow our people in this region to enjoy the benefits of adequate food supply early. Hon. Members may also appreciate that the recent and ongoing investments in water dams and irrigation in lower eastern has slowly started to pay off. Through this Budget, the Government is allocating funding for two more irrigation projects at Usueni in Kitui and Iviani in Makueni at a cost of Kshs300 million and Kshs250 million, respectively. The completion of these projects will improve the livelihoods of about 8,000 people living in that area. We are also initiating similar projects in other areas to assure regional equality. Accordingly, we have allocated resources, as a Government, as follows: Kshs150 million for a 500 acre irrigation project in Endalala targeting 2,000 beneficiaries and Kshs700 million to initiate a 17,500 acre irrigation project at Lower Kuja in Migori intended to benefit about 7,000 households and Kshs700 million to start implementing a 12,500 acre irrigation project at Lower Sio in Busia which will benefit approximately 50,000 households upon completion; Kshs600 million to initiate a targeted expansion of 11,250 acres in Ahero and West Kano targeting about 45,000 beneficiaries. Finally, we have Kshs150 million for the South West Kano Phase Two Project of about 7,000 acres covering about 30,000 beneficiaries. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have also allocated a further Kshs470 million to complete the designs of another 30 irrigation projects spread throughout the country covering 85,000 acres and intending to benefit 375,000 households. Finally, we have allocated Kshs1.2 billion as counterpart funding towards the expansion of the Mwea Irrigation Scheme being funded by JICA to the tune of approximately Kshs16 billion, and"
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