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EACC urged to probe Sh152m stalled project

Vandalised intake of Kiingirwa Irrigation Scheme project at Liutu River near Nyambene Hills in Meru. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

The residents of Tigania West in Meru County have called on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate the Sh152 million Kiingirwa Irrigation Scheme project that stalled eight years ago.

Former Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa launched the project in 2016 but it is yet to be commissioned.

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