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Sh5m set aside for restoring key water tower

WRA CEO Mohamed Shurie, Chairman Joe Mutambu and Director Ms. Rael Chebichii Lelei during the tree planting exercise at Ondiri Swamp in Kikuyu town, Kiambu County. [Jeckonia Otieno/Standard]

Efforts to conserve one of Nairobi’s most important water catchment areas have been stepped up.

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) on Wednesday launched a tree-planting exercise aimed at adding over 7,000 more trees along the banks of the Ondiri Swamp in Kikuyu, Kiambu County.

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