By LYDIA NGOOLO

Residents of Makueni County have been urged to position themselves to take advantage of opportunities that will come with the completion of Thwake Dam.

Speaking in Masongaleni Ward, Senate aspirant Andrew Mulwa expressed confidence that the Vision 2030 flagship project will be completed by March next year, improving water access and boosting agriculture through irrigation in Makueni and Kitui counties.

Mulwa also pledged to push for industrial investments to address youth unemployment and improve living standards in Makueni.

“I strongly believe that in this and the coming rain season, Thwake Dam will have enough water. What we will only need is a furrow channeled towards Masongaleni so that our farmers can emulate what farmers in Yatta have been doing. They have benefited from the Yatta furrow for a long time,” said Mulwa.

He added that this will require a senator who will lobby for funds to extend the furrow through Masongaleni, Mavindini, Kikumbulyu South, Makindu and Kitise-Kithuki to take the county to another level in terms of farming and development.