Raila Manifesto: Azimio coalition to grow agriculture to 30 per cent of GDP

Presidential candidate Raila Odinga and running mate Martha Karua at Nyayo Stadium during the launch of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party manifesto on June 6, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The Azimio La Umoja coalition has made an ambitious commitment to grow the agricultural sector to 30 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This would be a significant increase from 22.4 per cent in 2021, according to the Economic Survey 2022. 

Top of the ten-point agenda is a commitment to improve access to affordable inputs such as seeds, fertiliser and chemicals, and credit facilities to farmers. This comes against a backdrop of skyrocketing farm input prices.