Lubao FM News 
In a move to empower the youth in Busia county, 1000 youths will directly benefit from a Sh60 million Kamarinyang’ fish-ponds project sponsored by the World Bank. The project, a joint venture between the Busia County government and the World Bank through Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Programme (KCSAP), is aimed at cushioning the youths from the negative socio-economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking during an inspection tour of the project, Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong urged the 200 youths who received their stipend to shun leisure and plough back the money on fast-income generating activities.
Ojaamong said besides the economic benefits, the project would also offer training to farmers on new technologies in fish production. He appealed to the community to embrace the project and expand it by constructing individual ponds in their farms.
The County Fisheries Director Timothy Odende said the project is a milestone geared towards bringing development to the grassroots. The World Bank sponsored fish value-chain development project targets over one million youths from the lake region with an aim of cushioning them against the negative impact of Coronavirus pandemic.
Respective county governments are hence supposed to harness resources to promote fish farming, establish fish markets and develop fish value chain to create job opportunities for the youth.
