PRINCIPAL SECRETARY INSPECTION TOUR OF BURUMA IRRIGATION SCHEME

Today, the Principal Secretary State Department for Irrigation CPA Ephantus Kimotho CBS, conducted an inspection tour of Buruma Irrigation Scheme, Lower River Lumi and Murabani Irrigation Project in Taita Taveta County.

He was accompanied by Taita Taveta County Governor H.E. Hon. Andrew Mwadime, National Irrigation Authority’s the CEO Eng. Charles Muasya, MBS and other senior government officials.

Buruma Irrigation Scheme (Mboghoni, Taveta Sub-county) gets water from Njoro Ndogo Springs and is currently at 50% complete. It aims to unlock the potential irrigation area from 2,000 to 30,000 acres and set to drastically boost annual crop yields from 3,000 to over 45,000 tons.

This will benefit up to 135,000 people through enhanced food security, increased farm incomes, and job creation.

Lower River Lumi and Murabani Irrigation Project (Mboghoni Village, Matta Location) draws water from Njoro Kubwa Springs. It is at 85% completion.

The project is set to expand irrigated land from 12,855 to 20,000 acres, improving the livelihoods of approximately 6,500 households.

Producing diverse high-value crops, this project boasts strong economic viability with an estimated annual income of over KES 500 million.

These projects underscore our commitment to sustainable irrigation development significantly contributing to the Government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation (BETA) on food security