The Department of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries held a successful field day at Mwangala, Dongo Kundu on Friday.
The event was graced by H. E. The Deputy Governor Dr. William Kingi who was our Chief Guest together with our CECM. Mr. Hassan Mwamtoa. The event was also attended by the local leadership, the subcounty administration and our able staff.
This was an event for stakeholders: farmers, fisherfolk and value addition groups to showcase what they have been able to achieve in terms of agricultural production, value addition and also the potential The have in the vast resource that is the Blue Economy. The stakehoders presented their value added products that are KEBS certified and are supplied to supermarkets in Mombasa.
The department was also able to launch some agricultural materials purchased by the County Government of Mombasa through our department. This included some climate-smart agriculture equipment i.e shed nets and drip irrigation kits, juice processors for value addition and tractors to support our mechanisation program.
The department promised to open up more land for agriculture and support farmers on climate-smart agriculture and value addition. The department is commited to equip fisherfolk with modern fishing vessels and fishing gears to enable them carry out deep sea fishing. All this is as envisaged in H. E the Governor’s manifesto.
Mombasa County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. Its capital and the only city in the county is Mombasa. Initially it was one of the former districts of Kenya but in 2013 it was reconstituted as a county, on the same boundaries. It is the smallest county in Kenya, covering an area of 229.7 km2 excluding 65 km2 of water mass.
The county is situated in the south eastern part of the former Coast Province. It borders Kilifi County to the north, Kwale County to the south west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Administratively, the county is divided into seven divisions, eighteen locations and thirty sub-locations.
Kenya was divided into eight provinces prior to 2013, which were subdivided into 47 counties. In the former Coast Province there are six counties, Mombasa being one of them. It is situated in the southeast of Coast Province. It is the smallest in size, covering an area of 212.5 km². The county lies between latitudes 3°56’ and 4°10’ south of the equator and longitudes 39°34’ and 39°46’ east.
Mombasa is an urban city county and for this reason there is a large population of both local and immigrant communities. The local communities include the Mijikenda, Swahili and Kenyan Arabs.The Mijikenda is the largest community in Mombasa county making almost 35% of the total population in the county.
The immigrant Kamba community is second largest ethnic community in the county making almost 30% of the total population of the county.The Kamba people have been known for their expansive knowledge of business and trade ranging from small scale to large scale followed closely by their GEMA counterparts. Other significant immigrant communities include the Luo, Luhya and Somali communities.
Mombasa County lies within the coast lowland, which rises gradually from the sea level in the east to slightly over 76 m above sea level in the mainland west. The highest point is at Nguu Tatu hills in the mainland north that rises up to 100 m above sea level.