
Musienga Kandai
Musienga Kandai is a 52-year-old farmer from Givogi Village in Vihiga County, Kenya. After facing severe crop failures due to prolonged dry spells, he has embraced irrigation farming through a new project launched by the Vihiga County Government. Kandai plans to transition from maize to growing African leafy vegetables, which are nutritious and have a ready market, thereby improving his family's food security and income.
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Musienga Kandai relied on rainfall to grow maize on his one-acre farm but is now preparing to replace maize with African leafy vegetables due to irrigation projects.
How Vihiga is shifting to climate-smart farmingThe Standard·
Kenya· 2026-07-22



