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Irrigation projects stall as floods, locusts strike

The implementation of several multi-million-shilling flagship projects aimed at boosting food security in arid and semi-arid areas of the North Rift region have stalled.

Consequently, Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) has said at least five irrigation projects have been halted following heavy rains in the region in the last three months, which has caused flooding, landslides and mudslides.

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