How Murang'a people were locked out of multibillion water project

A worker stands in front of Ichiche water intake tunnel which is under construction along the Gikigia River at Ichiche Village in Kangema ,Muranga County on October 18,2016.The intake is aimed to convey an additional water to Northern Collector Water tunnel at Makomboki in Kigumo Constituency. [PHOTO:KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD]

It is emerging that a technical committee report flagged serious concerns about the Northern Water Collector Tunnel long before the controversy around the project exploded.

A lobby group that first took the dispute to the National Environment Tribunal (Net) is now accusing the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) and local leaders of turning a blind eye to the initial concerns about the project.