COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KWALE

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1 PROJECT Description Location (Ward) STATUS REMARKS Procurement of 22 Tractor 22 tractors & 22 ploughs delivered All the 20 wards of All tractors were Each ward got one tractor and plough and 2 tractors were and ploughs. and distributed to all wards. Kwale county delivered by the end of delivered to AMS Msambweni, tractors at AMS are financial year chargeable at KES 2, per acre. Acreage done 6857 acres ploughed in long rains 2015 and 5950 acres during short rains acres done in Base Titanium and 250 acres in Nyalani dam Purchase of Harrows 20 harrows purchased All the 20 wards of Kwale county Provision of Farm Inputs 48 tons of pulses (green grams & cow All the 20 wards of peas) delivered in October for the Kwale county short rains & 80 metric tons of maize seeds and 5,500 bags of DAP and 2000 bag of CAN (50Kg) of fertilizer delivered and distributed to beneficiaries for the long rains. All harrows were delivered by the end of financial year All farm inputs were delivered before start of long rain and short rains of 2014 Will be used in the long season for 2016 Each ward got 275 bags of DAP fertilizer and wards of Matuga, L/lunga and Msambweni got 100 bags of CAN fertilizer. Average production 3 bags per acre (this decrease was due rain failure)

2 Micro Irrigation 14 sites with a total acreage of 17 Dzombo Ramisi Kinondo Kubo south Mkongani Tsimba Golini kinango All micro irrigation were laid down before the end The groups supported as follows: - Dzombo - (Marenje & Kikonde Self Help Group), Kinondo -(Tumaini & Zangazarara Self Help Group),Ramisi -(Kiweta na kwika & Kilimo Biashara Self Help Group),Kubo South -(Nzovuni Tanganyika Tuinuane Farmers Group,Kibuyuni Mkulima Bora Self Help Group) Mkongani - (Mdaga Dam Farmers Field School & Mstangatamu Umoja ni Nguvu Self Help Group), Tsimba Golini - (Kayateleza Self Help Group), Kinango- (Kibandaongo Pepeta Women Group) Puma - (Kisimani (Nuru women group & Mkomba (Maendeleo women Group). Over KES 1,000,000 earning was realized from sales of vegetables Construction of ATC Administration block Facilities in the admin block are: Principal office with water closet Deputy Principal Office Secretary office between the principal and deputy principal offices Subject matter specialist office A spacious store A boardroom for meetings Water closets Mkongani ward Completed by 2/2/2016 Officially opened by the Governor on 2/2/2016

3 Roof water catchment with a 1,000 liters plastic tank Construction of grain The grain store has the following Dzombo Works complete, by 19 th The grain store was official opened the Governor on 19 th storage (cereal banking) facilities: August, 2015 August, Cooperative already formed and An office Storage hall of capacity 4,000 bags A perimeter wire netting fence with a gate External Pit latrine Supply of electricity management team in place and project launched. cooperative have started working Capacity 4000 bags The cooperative has applied for loan from county government (department of trade & cooperatives) to procure cereal and pulses this year. Rehabilitation of A rehabilitated and equipped Ramisi Renovation works Workshop is now operational and gives service to all Agricultural Mechanization workshop. complete. All the tractors working in the county Services workshop and equipment delivered by equipping the work shop the end Beef Cattle improvement 90 bulls (breed was Sahiwal) Ndavaya Mwereni Delivered and distributed by the end The sahiwal bulls have been used to upgrade the local breeds of cattle: Production 200 cow in calf and F1generation 130 as on 31 st December, 2015

4 Ramisi Dairy Cattle promotion 60 cows Delivered and Production average milk 10 litres per day per cow Mkongani distributed by the end Cost of milk 70/= per litre 12 heifers pass on Births recorded 80 calves as on December, 2015 (data for all the dairy cow in F/Y 2013/14 & 2014/15 Pongwe Kikoneni Kubo south Meat Goat improvement 700 galla bucks Tiwi Tsimba Golini Ukunda Gombato Delivered and distributed by the end Each ward got 70 Galla bucks F1 generation 1732 & 1000 goats in kid as on December, 2015 (data for all the goat in F/Y 2013/14 & 2014/15)

5 Vanga Dzombo Dairy Goat promotion 250 dairy goats Kinondo Waa Delivered and distributed by the end Each ward got 40 does and 10 bucks. Milk production average 1 litre per goat per day Cost of a litre KES 80 Pass on 6 farmers Reproduction 72 kids as on December, 2015 (data for all the goat in F/Y 2013/14 & 2014/15 Puma Kinango Chengoni Mackinon Kasemeni Mwavumbo

6 Livestock start kit This kit contained pharmaceutical Delivered and Training on best practices was done to all beneficiaries. products for treatment of various distributed by the end Improved health of livestock as results of use of the kit. disease conditions of the livestock Mwereni, Pongwe, given to the beneficiaries Vanga, Dzombo, Ramisi, Ukunda, Gombato, Kinondo Mkongani, Kubo south, Tiwi, Tsimba-golini, Waa, Puma, Kinango, Chengoni, Mackinon road, Kasemeni & Mwavumbo, Ndavaya,

7 Upgrading of Mwangulu The construction included holding Mwereni By the end of financial To hold livestock during marketing day Auction Ring yard, Auctieer dias, loading ramp, year all toilet and office construction work was through. Construction of Mwakijembe The construction included holding Mwakijembe By the end of financial To hold livestock during marketing day Auction ring yard, Auction dias, loading ramp, year all toilet and office construction work was through despite finishing of the office and toilet

8 Artificial insemination AI (Artificial Insemination) equipment Based at sub All the equipment were Project launched in all sub counties and insemination by delivered and three identified staff county but to serve ready and governor department is going on. under took 1month training. Semen all wards launched the exercise 124 animals inseminated as on 31 st December, 2015 and liquid nitrogen procured and on December, 2015 delivered Rehabilitation of Pungu A rehabilitated and operational Ngombeni-waa Rehabilitation Expected to serve Kwale and Mombasa county slaughter House slaughter house completed by the end of financial year

9 Rehabilitation and 2 new dips were constructed and 8 Tsimba golini All construction work All the dips were handed to the community to run. construction of new cattle cattle dips rehabilitated Kubo south completed and dips are New dips constructed: Mtaa (150) & Mwamandi (200). dips Dzombo operational as on Dips rehabilitated are: Shimba hills(300), Vyongwani (not Pongwe kikoneni December,2015 launched), Matope (200), Mgallani (not launched), Vanga Matumbi, Nguluku (not launched) and Mwandeo (not Mawvumbo launched) Mackinon road Dipping figures in bracket are per week Sumburu/Chengoni Puma Kasemeni Operationalization of Charge all dips with acaricide Mwavumbo, Acaricide already Each dip has been assigned a dip attendant who is dips/supply of acaricide Kasemeni, delivered and charging supervised by Doctor from Vet division. Chengoni, Kubo of completed dips Cattle dips are community committee south, Tsima golini, ongoing. Mwereni, Dzombo, Pongwe, Vanga, Mackinon

10 Procurement of Vaccine and FMD vaccine 80,000 does, CCPP All the 20 wards of All vaccines purchased As on 31 st December, 2015 livestock vaccinated were as livestock vaccination 210,000 doses, Rabies vaccine 8,000 Kwale county and exercise launched follows: doses, New castle disease vaccine by the Governor on FMD (89,443), CCPP (81,164 goats), Rabies (2,145 dogs), 20,000 doses were purchased December, Poultry (55,800), Rift valley fever (41,412) Operationalization of Vanga Cold Storage Rehabilitated and operational landing site and cooling plant Vanga Building works complete by December,2015 The project is expected to boost marketing of fish in the county.

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