Nakuru County has unveiled a programme that encourages smallholder poultry farmers to use the dual-purpose breeds that will address the challenges of poor breeds and low production.
The initiative is aimed at unlocking the County's estimated potential of Sh 3 billion in the sub-sector.
Governor Susan Kihika said through the project, more than 100 women, youth, and persons with disabilities (PWD) groups in Menengai East Ward within Nakuru Town East Sub-county had received 13,000 one-month-old improved 'Kienyeji' chicks under the clarion call 'Improved Local Chicken Stimulus Project for economic vitality'.
She added that the initiative was part of her administration's ongoing broader agricultural empowerment agenda, aimed at enhancing food security, increasing household incomes and promoting inclusive growth.
