Kagwe assures Kenyans of food security despite drought

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Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on a visit at Kapsara Tea Factory on August 13, 2026. [Courtesy]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has assured Kenyans that the country will remain food secure despite drought and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns expected to affect agricultural production.

Speaking during a visit to Trans Nzoia County on Thursday, Kagwe said maize production was likely to decline because of the dry conditions, particularly in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs).

However, he said the government had put measures in place to prevent the reduction in local production from developing into a national food shortage.