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Audit lays bare gaps in water tower conservation efforts

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Cleared section of Kaptagat forest in Elgeyo Marakwet County. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

A report by the Auditor General has exposed gaps in the country's conservation efforts of critical water towers.

In a performance audit of Kenya Water Tower Agency (KWTA) between July 2017 and December 2022, only 3.9 per cent of 189,028 ha of degraded water towers have been reforested.

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