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Why we must restore upper Tana River area and nurture more trees

A water reservoir at Hola irrigation and settlement scheme, Tana River County. Over 5,000 acres of land are under irrigation-agriculture in the area. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]

When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realise one cannot eat money.

This native American proverb sank home a few days ago when I came across the Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir's warning; "Our major power generation companies have been delivering only about 30 per cent of what they should be delivering due to reduced water levels."

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