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Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo vaccinates a cow during a livestock vaccination exercise conducted in Vihiga County in February 2026. [Brian Kisanji, Standard]
For years, Musienga Kandai relied on rainfall to grow maize on his one-acre farm in Givogi Village, Banja Ward, Hamisi Sub- County.
However, prolonged dry spells over the past two seasons withered his crop before harvest, forcing the father of four to consider alternative ways of earning a living.
His hopes have now been revived after the Vihiga County Government launched two farmer-led irrigation projects under the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP).
