The Kirinyaga County Government, in collaboration with the National Irrigation Authority (NIA), has started rehabilitating roads within the giant Mwea Irrigation Scheme. The project targets to cover ...

When controversial Embakasi East MP Babu Owino was driven to the nondescript Wang'uru Police Station in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, his travails evoked memories of a dark era which had a while back ...

Rice and horticulture farmers in Mwea,Kirinyaga county, are banking on ongoing road rehabilitation projects to improve transportation, reduce post-harvestlosses and increase farm profits.For years, ...

The County Government of Embu, through its Department of Trade, Tourism, and Marketing, has launched an ambitious programme to revive and position Mwea Game Reserve as a key tourism hub in the country ...

An acute water shortage has hit the giant Mwea Rice Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County following a prolonged dry spell. Consequently, farmers are worried that they may post low harvests this season ...

Eunice Wakiaga wades through a paddy field, uprooting a ring of weeds nestled among her rice plantation. After growing traditional pishori rice varieties for years, Ms Wakiaga is trying out a new ...

EMBU, Kenya, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Kenya is moving 50 elephants to a new home after overcrowding in the Mwea National Reserve has seen the creatures stray into nearby human settlements and damage local ...

The government will start buying Mwea rice as part of strategic food reserve starting next January. Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri said a joint committee has been formed to establish mode of ...