Survey works proceed amid protests from locals

For weeks now, villagers of Bonyunyu in Nyamira County, have been engaging police in running battles as they protested construction of a dam in their area. [Photo by Stanley Ongwae/Standard]

Survey works for the proposed Bonyunyu Dam continued for the fifth week under tight security even as residents continued to protest against the project.

The dam will be constructed at a cost of Sh5 billion and is being funded by the Dutch government.