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Kipsigis Council of Elders oppose construction of dam

From left Chairman Kipsigis clans Joseph Kimeto, Deputy secretary Samson Malel and Edwin Kimeto Secretary Kipsigis council of Elders flanked by other elders during a press conference in Nkuru on September 9,2016.PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH

The Kipsigis Council of Elders has moved to court to stop the construction of the Sh38 billion Itare dam in Kuresoi North.

Council chairperson Joseph Kimetto claimed the mega dam would divert rivers from Mau and Ndoinet forest to Nakuru and Baringo counties.

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