The completion of the Sh19 billion Thiba dam in Kirinyaga will increase the farmers’ income from Sh8 to Sh12 billion as more acreage will come under rice farming. Mwea Irrigation scheme manager Innocent Ariemba said the project is set to be completed by the end of the year. He said the irrigation scheme is one of the largest out of the 70 in Kenya. He said it supplies close to 80,000 tonnes of rice out of the 120,000 tonnes produced in Kenya. Ariemba said more than 67 per cent of the rice consumed in Kenya comes from Mwea thus it is strategic in addressing the issue of food security in Kenya.

Source: The Star July 23, 2021 18:56 UTC