Crisis: Demo after Tarda ‘blocks’ water plan

Residents of Makima in Embu protest the refusal by Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority to grant way-leave for laying of water pipes on its land. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

Residents of Makima ward in Embu held a day-long demonstration to protest the refusal by Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (Tarda) to grant way-leave for laying water pipes on its land.

Early this year, the County Government and the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), partnered in a Sh124 million project to channel water from Seven Forks Dam and pipe it to residents of Makima, Mbondoni and Gategi, among other semi-arid areas of Mbeere South.