𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐊𝐒𝐇. 𝟔.𝟑𝐁 𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌

H.E. Governor Fernandes met with a USAID delegation to discuss the Local Food Systems program, valued at Ksh. 6.3 B, which will be implemented across six counties. The program aims at spurring economic growth, alleviating poverty, and improving living standards.

Running for five years, the program will be funded by USAID and executed by TechnoServe. It will focus on food production, processing, aggregation, and marketing, while also integrating resilience and market systems development throughout all value chains.

The meeting was attended by Executive staff including the County Secretary and Head of Public Service, Dr. Lawrence Omuhaka, Randy Smith from the US Government’s Kakamega County Engagement Team, Elizabeth Eckart, Chief of Party at TechnoServe, and Sebastian Wanjala, Deputy Chief of Party at TechnoServe.