National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich signed on behalf of the Kenyan government. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP.
Kenya signed
finance agreements with the European Union worth Sh11 billion on the
sidelines of the ongoing African Caribbean Pacific and EU (ACP-EU)
parliamentary conference.
The government will use Sh5.3 billion to support productive, adapted and market integrated smallholder agriculture in Kenya.
A
further Sh3.6 billion will be used in the programme for Legal
Empowerment and Aid Delivery, while Sh2.1 billion will go towards the
Ending Drought Emergencies Strategy.
The strategy is
the government’s commitment to end suffering because of drought by 2022.
The plan was developed jointly with development partners and focuses on
the 23 most-prone counties in Kenya.
President Uhuru Kenyatta witnessed the signing of the agreements.
Treasury
secretary Henry Rotich signed on behalf of the Kenyan government while
the EU Commissioner in charge of International Co-operation and
Development Neven Mimica signed on behalf of the bloc.
The
proposed programme will also promote the establishment of public
private community partnerships to increase the role of the private
sector in construction and management of water supply services.
The
Sh5.3 billion financing programme builds on the ongoing 10th EDF Kenya
Rural Development Programme and the standards and market access
programme.
It is aimed at supporting smallholder
productivity and resilience, agricultural research and services, food
quality and safety. The EDF grant support will target provision of water
services and capacity building.
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