The County government of Uasin Gishu in Kenya has announced a partnership with Israel over agriculture and health and other sectors set for development.
Representatives from both parties met and discussed the potential cooperation in Agriculture, Environment and Housing, Water, Health, ICT and innovation. On the Agriculture sector, the two parties discussed on modern agricultural practices, dairy sector and raising the standard of living for the residents and ensuring food security.
Food security
Global issues like food security and climate change are the major concern to the two entities and one of the top goals is using green energy to support agricultural productivity. farmers in all wards will be trained by Israel government on best practices in order to increase production, while Artificial Insemination kits will be imported from the foreign country to improve on local milk production.
“We are keen to partner and explore investment opportunities.The cooperation will help to evaluate potential possibilities of collaboration,” said Israel ambassador to Kenya Michael Lotem.
On his part, the County Governor Jonathan Bii noted that in the process of Eldoret being conferred city status, they have agreed on mobilisation of investors to engage in projects such as housing, water, solid waste management urban roads transport system, sewage articulation and urban mobility.
“Israel has excelled in solid waste, recycling of 90% of treatment sewage to agriculture and we plan to adopt the same going forward. On water and sanitation, the areas of collaboration will include adaption of new technologies on water provision through digitization of the process, exchange program and knowledge transfer, importation of smart meters through standard chartered ventures from Israel, construction of dams through Public Private Partnership (PPP) and creating new water infrastructures,” said Bii.
The governor added that in universal health care, Israel has pledged to support the county with medical equipment worth Sh437 million, that will be distributed in two phases. The partnerships will also include laboratory innovations, training of staff, provision of medical equipment, ICT infrastructures, telemedicine and informatics, digitized inventory management and diagnostic equipment to reduce patient referrals with specialized diseases.
