CS Mithika Linturi, today appeared before the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Agriculture, led by Hon. John Mutunga, to elaborate more on the duty waiver incentives on sugar, rice, and maize imports issued by the ministry. CS Linturi described the procedures that the ministry through Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) followed to ensure fairness in…
Today CS Mithika Linturi witnessed the signing of 2023/24 Financial Year performance contracts by CEO’s and Chairpersons of State Corporations under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in a ceremony held at the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) headquarters in Nairobi. Over thirty CEO’s and Board Chairpersons of State Corporations and Statutory Boards…
CS Mithika Linturi held a meeting with the Agriculture and Rural Development Partner Group, including Mr. James Musinga (World Bank), Andrew McCown (USAID), and Anniker Ottestend (Embassy of Sweden). The focus was on strengthening their collaboration to drive agricultural development in Kenya. He was flanked by PS Crops Development, Dr. Paul Rono, and PS Livestock…
Today, in the spirit of collective government responsibility, CS Mithika Linturi joined residents of Tamiyoi in Samburu County for the national tree growing day where 10,000 trees were planted. The national tree growing day is part of President William Ruto Government’s agenda to grow 15 billion trees by 2032 so as to increase the forest…
The Government will facilitate adoption of new technologies and innovations to transform low agricultural productivity in the country, President William Ruto has said. In a statement read on his behalf by CS Agriculture Hon Mithika Linturi, during the opening of the African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT), President Ruto said the government William assist farmers…