Kenya is urged to adopt innovative irrigation strategies to combat climate variability and achieve Zero Hunger, emphasizing a shift from conventional methods.

• The National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan (NISIP) outlines five critical pathways, including revitalizing public schemes, supporting smallholder irrigation, developing Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), improving farmer access to equipment, and promoting corporate agribusiness for idle land utilization.
• Key figures include Irrigation Secretary Joel Tanui, representing the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Eric Mugaa, and the German non-governmental organisation Welthungerhilfe.
• The government plans to bring over 2.5 million acres under irrigation through the construction of 50 mega dams, a directive to enhance national food security.