Over 200 employees have been left jobless after a contractor in Mwea, Kirinyaga County terminated its contract with National Irrigation Board. According to the Mwea NIB Manager, Innocent Ariemba the company
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Mwea farmers are happy with the recent announcement by the government that a kilo of rice retails at Sh.85. The announcement made by President Uhuru during his tour of Kirinyaga County
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Rice farmers in Mwea are happy with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive that the Treasury provides Sh.660 million to boost rice harvest. The allocation adds up to Sh.960 million, money that will
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Massive rice imports from the Far East have choked the economy of Ngurubani town in Mwea, Kirinyaga County that is the biggest grower and supplier of rice in Kenya. Data from
Read onA Kirinyaga civic leader, Peter Chege wants heavier taxes imposed on rice imports into the country to protect local industry from unfair competition. Chege said that cheap and poor quality grains
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