Tomatoes on Drip Farming. [WILBERFORCE OKWIRI, STANDARD] In a country where agriculture powers almost one third of the GDP, Kenya’s irrigation potential remains underutilised. Less than three per cent of the nation’s arable land is irrigated — far below the seven per cent Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) average. With increasingly frequent droughts and erratic rainfall, reliance on rain-fed agriculture is no longer tenable. Globally, only 20 per cent of arable land is irrigated, yet it produces 40 per cent of all food. Irrigation doesn’t just boost yields; it also builds climate resilience — turning drought into managed disruption instead of catastrophe.…