Elgeyo Marakwet residents protest county's planned water tower

Resident of Kaptagat forest hold a demonstration against a move by Elgeyo marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos's move to push for the forest to be gazetted as a water tower. The residents noted that the move will affect millions who depend on the forest for their livelihood. November 19, 2015. PHOTO BY: KEVIN TUNOI

Elgeyo Marakwet residents have protested a plan to declare Kaptagat forest a water tower.

They dismissed it as a political move that will deprive them of their livelihoods since they rely on the forest for income, besides the conservancy under the greater Cherangany water tower.