Camillians Training Farmers in Kenya’s Semi-arid Areas to Be "drivers of own development”

Perennial droughts and floods are also to blame for the food insecurity, they say. 

In their May 30 report, CADIS officials say addressing the people's challenges is "crucial in the efforts to eradicate poverty and also build resilience to the locals affected by the flooding of Lake Baringo." 

To help build resilience, CADIS collaborated with the Baringo County Government in the training of 105 people from seven villages of the Salabani Community. 

Women, youth and men registered as Salabani Farmers' CBO "were trained and formed as part of the project with an aim of uplifting the lives of the residents of Salabani," CADIS officials say. 

They add, “Capacity building of farmers was conducted on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), climate change adaptation and mitigation, and soil, water, crop and livestock management."

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Apart from training farmers, officials of the development and humanitarian arm of the Camillians say their entity has facilitated the drilling of a borehole to help the local community with a supply of clean water. 

They add, "To overcome the issue of water supply for irrigation and domestic use, an underground water assessment was conducted by the experts and identified the appropriate position to drill a borehole. Water samples were submitted for testing to establish whether it was fit for irrigation and domestic consumption." 

Following the construction of the borehole, CADIS officials say in their May 30 report, "the locals are now having water for domestic, livestock and irrigation consumption."

Magdalene Kahiu is a Kenyan journalist with passion in Church communication. She holds a Degree in Social Communications from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Currently, she works as a journalist for ACI Africa.