Kenya’s rice production is expected to rise to 250,000 metric tonnes annually with the completion of Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County.
According to the National Irrigation Authority, the dam has now been filled with 15.6 million cubic metres of water stored and the surplus now overflowing through the spillway.
The new dam is expected to place additional 10,000 acre of land in Mwea Irrigation Scheme under rice cultivation from the current 25,000 acres.
The 40m tall and 1 km long dam will…
