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1.MweaTebere
- Established ii 1954. (It is the oldest in the county)
- Mainly started to settle the landless who lost their lands to the white
settlers.
- Located in Kirinyagacounty.
- It is the largest irrigation scheme in Kenya.
- Main crop grown is Rice.
- Sources of water for irrigation are:-
River Nyamindi,River Thiba: Both are tributaries of R. Tana.
- Methods of irrigation used is Basin irrigation which involves flooding
the rice plot(rice paddies)
- Canals are used to direct water from the rivers to the shallow basins
- Water flows into the basin through gravitational flow.
2.Perkera irrigation scheme
- Located in Marigat, Baringo county.
- Mainly started to put more land under cultivation.
- Sources of water include:-
River Perkera
Lake Baringo
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