Kirinyaga loses as Thiba dam stall

An aerial picture showing the Thiba mega-dam taking shape a year after the contractor came on site. Progress is at 20 per cent complete according to the Sh19 billion project manager Stephen Mutinda. [Munene Kamau].

Traveling along the Makutano-Samson Corner Highway in Kirinyaga County, the eye-catching rice paddies on both sides of the road paint a picture of abundance. Rice being the third staple food in the country-after maize and wheat-, the look of blossoming rice crop at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme is an assurance of food security and a rising economy.