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Northern Kenyan need to look at their potential.Wajir has international Airport while Garissa and Mandera are rich of resources that can feed the entire NEP. Their is river Tana of Garissa,Daua of Mandera or Ewaso Nyiro in Wajir.
Northern Kenyan need to look at their potential.Wajir has international Airport while Garissa and Mandera are rich of resources that can feed the entire NEP. Their is river Tana of Garissa,Daua of Mandera or Ewaso Nyiro in Wajir.
We need to Capitalize our potential, Do more farming to increase our food security. Garissa for example has Permanent river and several dams which means it can produce different type of food. They do even now but we need joint effort.
I remember Wajir once started exporting Camel Milk to Finland. Hon Rashid Kassim of Wajir east brought Milk Coolers that helped the Milk vendors cool their milk. The County also has built one of the biggest Meat factory but not operational yet.
Mandera, with its opportunity of bordering Ethiopia and Somalia is the biggest Market Hub in the entire NEP. Thousands come to its CBD to trade some all the way from Ethiopia and Somalia. They also need to open up properly to Wajir that by the way has an international Airport.
The international Airport in Wajir is the aggregate to the opening the region to the rest of the Country. The government should also let direct flights to Mombasa, Kisumu and other major cities to Wajir. We can be a self reliant society Provided we have proper Policies in place.
It's time to emancipate ourselves from the impossible thinking and explore our Potentials. I also encourage our youth to venture into farming too, the future is in farming.
