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Human activity threatens important water tower

Kaptagat Forest, a water tower in the Mau complex, is under threat of extinction due to human activity.

The ecosystem that has over the years been a large water catchment and a source for water bodies in Elgeyo Marakwet and Uasin Gishu counties is slowly depleting and urgent measures are required to restore it.

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