Kirinyaga County Member of Parliament Wakiri Njeri Maina (Centre)
By: John Kariuki
Kirinyaga County Member of Parliament Wakiri Njeri Maina has reiterated the importance of boosting local rice production instead of allowing imports from other countries.
Hon Njeri Maina on Monday hosted the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Irrigation Mr Ephantus Kimotho who visited Thiba Dam, Mwea Irrigation Scheme and expansion area in Kirinyaga County.
Hon. Njeri Maina observed:
I have reiterated my call to have the government exhaust Mwea rice before allowing any imports.
Further, I called upon the PS to execute the commitment to revive the Kibirigwi irrigation scheme, whose revival Sen. Kamau Murango and I lobbied for.
The Kenya Kwanza government is committed on expanding and subsidizing production so that we can ensure food security.”
Mwea Irrigation Scheme has a gazetted area of 30,350 acres and an Irrigated Area of 30,600 Acres (20,000 Acres in the main Scheme and 10,600 Acres in Expansion Areas). It gets its water from rivers Nyamindi and Thiba.
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