§ 103. Sir L. Plummerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proposals have been made by the Government of Kenya for the year 1957–58, for the development of irrigation in rural areas; and what plans have been made for the irrigation of undeveloped land with a view to future settlement.
§ Mr. Profumo:The development of irrigation and subsequent settlement of population is a prominent feature of Kenya's agricultural policy. The provisional figures immediately available to me show estimated expenditure of £735,522 on irrigation in the coming financial year. This will enable work to continue on the experimental sites at Mwea-Tebere, where 1,470 landless families are engaged on irrigated agriculture and at Perkerra, Hola, Lodwar, Kano, Ishiara and the Machakos Yatta.