Agriculture, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries & Co-operative Development

Mandate

• To promote and facilitate improved productivity of crops for food security and agricultural raw materials, value addition and access to efficient market.
• To promote the development of sustainable farmer-owned and managed irrigation and drainage projects, through participatory approach and coordination of stakeholders.
• The mandate of Livestock sub-sector is to promote commercialization and industrialization of livestock production through facilitation and offering of regulatory services.
• The veterinary department is tasked with various roles which aim to prevent and control diseases and pests to safeguard human health, improve animal welfare, increase livestock productivity and ensure high quality animals and their products to facilitate domestic and export trade.
• To facilitate the exploitation, utilization, management, development and conservation of fisheries resources as well as Aquaculture and undertake research in fresh water fisheries.
• The cooperative sector will provide a vehicle for sustained development of all other subsectors through provision of access to agricultural credit, promote value addition and commercialize marketing of agricultural produce through competitive pricing

CEC –Herbert Wanjala Kibunguchy

Profile

Mr. Herbert is a Luhya by tribe with a family,hails from Webuye subcounty .

Kibunguchy is a holder of Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering,California state University  Sacramento.

Other courses completed include, value Engineering,Resident and project engineering academy,Management and supervisors training,Fundamentals of partnering on construction projects and scheduling with primavera.

While in california state University,Kibunguchy served in two department,Transportation and health as a hydraulic engineer in the flood -forecasting unit,Hazardous waste engineer,Assistant Resident and project engineer both North and central regions,

Senior Resident,Area construction engineer,Senior special funded projects engineer,Headquarter.

He also served part time In National construction Authority as a trainer,Chief officer-Roads ,Transport,infrastructure and public works ,Bungoma county.

Kibunguchy has a lot of experience in preparing of Ministry Budget,developing, implementing and communicating policies and procedures,Formulating and implementing effective programs to attain vision 2030 and sector goals,Developing and implementing strategic and sector developing plans and also providing strategic policy direction for effective service Delivery.

CHIEF OFFICERS

Andrew Musungu – Livestock Veterinary Services & Fisheries           Tel:0721297649

Dinah Makokha – Agriculture and Irrigation                                          Tel:0714745196

Beatrice Nakhumicha – Cooperatives                                                        Tel:0728954100