Water Cabinet Secretary nominee Eric Muriithi has announced plans to use sensitization to improve the water sector and enhance appreciation for agriculture as a vital economic activity.

Speaking during his vetting at County Hall, Muriithi emphasized the importance of taking agriculture seriously as an income-generating sector.

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He plans to partner with the Ministry of Education to start sensitization efforts at the school level, encouraging irrigation and sustainable farming practices through 4K clubs and projects like micro-irrigation.

“If approved by this house, I would start by sensitization. We need to appreciate that agriculture is not a by-the-way. It is an economic activity that generates income. I would work with the Ministry of Education on projects such as micro-irrigation that the ministry is rolling out, where we sink boreholes and give the opportunity to clubs such as 4K clubs to irrigate for sustainable farming,” he stated.

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Muriithi, 32, hails from Athi Market and is a Civil Engineer by profession. He attended Athi Primary School and later joined St. John’s Boarding School, where he sat his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in 2005, attaining 431 marks.

He then joined Lenana Boys High School, scoring an A- (minus) in his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).

Muriithi holds a civil engineering degree from Jomo Kenyatta University and a master’s degree from the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Muriithi background

He is a registered Consulting Civil Engineer specializing in Water, Sanitation, and Infrastructure Services, including Roads and Drainage.

His range of experience includes condition surveys of existing schemes, feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed designs, preparation of detailed drawings, quantities and costing, tender documents preparation, tender evaluation, construction supervision, project management, and contract administration.