Boost for Mwea rice farmers as Sh16bn dam to be completed December

Margaret Wangu and Judy Waruguru plant rice on their paddy at Mwea Irrigation Scheme. PHOTO | BONIFACE MWANGI

The construction of the Sh16 billion Thiba dam, which is set to increase rice production by over 100,000 tonnes in Kenya is set for completion in December.

National Irrigation Authority (NIA) says the works are at 58 percent at the moment and that the contractor is on course to finish the construction by December, coming as a relief following delays in the early years, which was occasioned by land compensation issues.

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