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Sh100m debt Kirinyaga farmers owe NIB waived

Workers plant rice at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  GEORGE MUNENE

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The government has waived a Sh100 million debt owed to the National Irrigation Board by rice farmers in Kirinyaga.

President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Wednesday that the debts had been written off to ease the burden on farmers who grow rice.

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