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Rice paddies built by Mau Mau detainees still feed the nation

Rice traders at Nice Rice Miller Centre in Ngurubani Town. Rice farming is the main economic activity in Mwea area in Kirinyaga County. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

The scars of its evolution from a detainee camp to the rice basket of the country are still visible to date in Mwea Irrigation Scheme.

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