Eng. Jairus Serede

Today, I visited the Ahero and West Kano Irrigation Schemes on behalf of the CEO, Eng. Charles Muasya(NIA) to address emerging disputes and inspect key irrigation infrastructure and ongoing cropping activities. Accompanied by the Western Kenya Schemes Manager, Kennedy Ouma.

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

Cont…. 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).

A key milestone of the session was the signing of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) between NIA and SSA Market Development Growth Segment, paving way for secure collaboration under the Rice Enhancement Programme.

The meeting brought together key stakeholders to align on the pilot dynamics for the Tana and Bura Irrigation Schemes, with Governor in attendance to provide strategic guidance, underscoring the importance of the schemes to the County. The agenda featured a presentation…

Cont… from Mastercard on the Rice Enhancement pilot's offtaking focus, a briefing from Frontman Consultants on findings from the Tana River Mission and a presentation from NIA on pilot roll-out feedback, culminating in a collaborative alignment discussion.

The National Irrigation Authority (NIA), CEO Eng. Charles Muasya, MBS, hosted Paul Limoh, CEO of Tana River Sugar Company, alongside senior officers from both organizations at NIA Head Office for a signing of lease agreement of 50,000 acres within the Bura Irrigation Scheme.

Today, I had the privilege of being part of the team from the National Irrigation Authority that hosted the Head of the Government Delivery Unit, Olando Sitati, during an inspection tour of the Galana Kulalu Food Security Project across Kilifi County and Tana River County.

The Authority remains committed to fulfilling its mandate of providing efficient, responsive and quality services to all its stakeholders through sustained capacity building and strict adherence to the Customer Service Delivery Charter and other Corporate Communication tools.

The Authority’s CEO, Eng. Charles Muasya, MBS, emphasized the importance of excellent customer service delivery in ensuring that the Authority’s clients receive high-quality services from the staff.

During the sessions, staff were informed about the key provisions of the Authority’s Customer Service Delivery Charter, its core aspects and the expected deliverables aimed at ensuring all set targets are achieved.

The sensitization programme had earlier been conducted across all Authority's service centers including public irrigation schemes, research stations and regional offices.

Today, the National Irrigation Authority's Corporate Communication team conducted a staff sensitization session on the Customer Service Delivery Charter, organizational communication and excellent customer service delivery for members of staff at the Head Office

Today, together with colleagues from the National Irrigation Authority and the State Department for Irrigation, we held a meeting at NIA headquarters in Nairobi on the K-RISE programme, bringing together officials from the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation.

The Authority took part in the planned activities which included a joint procession to the venue, tree growing of 23,000 assorted tree seedlings and 300 fruit tree seedlings at Nyeri Hill. The activity aims at increasing forest cover, enhancing environmental sustainability and

This effort aligns with Kenya’s Vision 2030 development agenda and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), reinforcing the government’s commitment to environmental sustainability, climate action, and inclusive economic growth.

Today, alongside my colleagues PS for Irrigation Ephantus Kimotho chaired a World Bank kick-off meeting for the Kenya Sustainable Irrigation for Resilient Economy programme at the Ministry headquarters in Nairobi,the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation and the World Bank