Busia County, Netherlands to partner in improving livelihoods

The government of the Netherlands has placed strategies to collaborate with the Busia County government to improve the basic structures in the health, agriculture and business sectors as one of the ways to do away with poverty.

Netherlands Ambassador to Kenya Maarten Brouwer said the main objective of investment in Busia County is to improve the economic environment of the locals and to enable the county to benefit from business in the East Africa region.

“We could reduce the harm done in terms of health, water and sanitation and there is also a program that is ongoing that’s going to try and resolve sanitation problems. We also have the clear objectives of this county government in terms of development, in agriculture and edible oil,” Said Mr. Brouwer

Busia Governor Paul Otuoma praised the partnership for what he said will be of great help to his government in achieving the set goals of improving the lives of the natives.

“Those are the areas...some they are already doing, some were going to open up a new avenue of collaboration, and more important is how to promote trade in the East Africa region and the European region,” said Otuoma.