Ngusishi
Ngusishi is a locality in Buuri West sub-county, Meru County, Kenya, within the historical Eastern Province.
The region is agricultural and is subject to water insufficiency. Ngusishi Water Resources Users Association was established to organise the best use of water resources, became a registered community-based organisation in 2003, and As of July 2003[update] manages 20 water projects that serve 10,000 people.[1][2]
In 2020, the national government commissioned construction of a cold storage facility at Ngusishi for potatoes, an important crop in Meru County.[3] The facility had its official opening in January 2024.[4]
In the colonial era when Kenya was part of the British Empire, Farm 922, Ngusishi Farm, was assigned by lottery in 1918 to Wyndham Carles, who became a local Justice of the Peace.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenyan user group develops flourishing water management system". SNV. 28 July 2023.
- ^ Ngusishi Water Resources Users Association.
- ^ Olivia Murithi (26 June 2020). "State launches Sh100 million potato plant in Meru". The Standard. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020.
- ^ "President Ruto Unveils Cutting-Edge Facility To Boost Potato Industry In Meru County". Micro and Small Enterprises Authority, Government of Kenya. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "CARLES, Charles Wyndham MC 'Karl' (Capt.)". Europeans in East Africa. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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