Government to rehabilitate three dams in Embu

Residents scamper for safety after a helicopter carrying Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri takes off after he commissioned the rehabilitation of Kerwa dam in Mbeere South sub-county. (Joseph Muchiri, Standard)

The national government has begun rehabilitating three dams in Mbeere as it seeks to boost food production through irrigation farming.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri, who spoke when he commissioned the rehabilitation of Kerwa Dam in Mbeere South, said the repairs would cost Sh16 million.