Galana irrigation scheme holds big promise for Kenya’s food security

For years, the Giriama and Oromo communities existed with the man-eating lions of Tsavo East National Park as neighbours and all they knew was wilderness until the National Irrigation Board (NIB) started the one-million-acre Galana irrigation project.

Galana was a sleepy region, with the Giriamas practising small-scale farming along the Galana River and their Oromo counterparts keeping a few indigenous animals.