European Union, Environment Ministry sign 5-year pact to conserve national water resources

Nairobi, Kenya: The European Union and Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources have agreed on a joint strategy to protect two of Kenya’s five major natural water assets. Principal Secretary, Richard Lesiyampe, and the Head of Development at the European Union in Kenya, Erik Habers, met Tuesday at the Ministry to sign the five-year plan of action.

The conservation strategy will protect water supplies across ten counties in Kenya. Large areas of land, known as water towers, in Mount Elgon and Cherangani Hills that hold and funnel water, will be conserved with Sh3.5 billion of funding from the European Union.