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Construction of Thiba dam on course, PS Zeinab Hussein says

A section of River Thiba near Kutus Town in Kirinyaga. [Photo by Kibata Kihu/Standard]

Mwea rice farmers have been assured that a German contractor hired for the Sh19 billion Thika dam project is already on the ground.

Water and Irrigation Principal Secretary Zeinab Hussein said the project was well funded by both the Japanese and Kenyan Government and they would ensure it was fully implemented.

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