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Turkana, West Pokot to gain from agency’s sugarcane farming

Kerio Valley Development Authority, managing director, David Kimosop accompanied by the deputy Francis Kipkech during a press conference in Eldoret town on November 28, 2013. Kimosop said they will initiate projects on the Pokot-Turkana border to empower locals which will help end conflict over resources. Photo/JARED NYATAYA

The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) and an Indian investor are working on a plan to set up a multi-billion sugarcane plantation in West Pokot and Turkana counties.

The State agency said that the project would help to contain conflict among the neighbouring pastoral communities.

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