“Thirsty” residents take siege of Gitaru power station to demand for piped water

Residents of Mbeere South demonstrate at the entrance to Gitaru Power Station to pressurize KenGen to provide them with water as part of its corporate social responsibility. They live in the neighbourhood of Seven Forks Dams but walk kilometres to fetch water in crocodile infested dams. [Photo: Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

Residents of Kiambere and Mavuria wards in Mbeere South laid siege on Gitaru Power Station on Monday in a row over water projects funding.