More than 50,000 additional jobs will be created from Mwea Irrigation Scheme a year, President William Samoei Ruto has said.
The Head of State attributed the increase in the figure to Saturday’s commissioning of Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County.
The Sh8.2 billion project, the President explained, will stabilise irrigation water supply for the Scheme and boost rice production by 86,000 tonnes a year.
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He said this will expand the value of production from Sh10 billion to Sh18 billion a year.
“Thiba Dam holds huge potential to tackle food crisis as it diminishes our country’s reliance on rain-fed agriculture,” he noted.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said the Government will keep working towards ensuring Kenya is food sufficient.
