NIA DIRECTOR ENGAGES FARMERS AND INSPECTS IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE AT AHERO AND WEST KANO SCHEMES

Today, the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) Director of Irrigation Management Services, Eng. Jairus Serede, visited the Ahero and West Kano Irrigation Schemes on behalf of the CEO Eng. Charles Muasya to address emerging disputes and conduct site inspection on key irrigation infrastructure and ongoing cropping activities.

Accompanied by the Western Kenya Schemes Manager, Kennedy Ouma, he toured the schemes pumping stations, the drying floor at Ahero Irrigation Scheme and cropped sections in both schemes to assess their performance and water distribution.

Eng. Serede also engaged with farmer leadership, meeting the newly elected Irrigation Water Users Association (IWUA) at Ahero Irrigation Scheme and their counterparts at West Kano Irrigation Scheme. The discussions focused on challenges faced by farmers and their solutions.

The visit underscored the Authority’s commitment to addressing stakeholder concerns and enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of irrigation management as we strive to achieve the rice targets set out in the Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda( BeTA).