News & Updates
- President decorates acting director-general for his conservation efforts
- National bamboo demonstration site at Kaptagat forest in Elgeyo Marakwet County takes shape
- Fencing starts off at Maasai Mau Forest in Narok County
- Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Adopts Mau Forest Complex Water Tower
- 700 Beehives From Water Towers Agency To Five Groups In Three Counties
- Water Towers Agency completes 50,000 litre water tank in Kwale County
- Source Of Mara River To Be Gazzetted As Wetland And Exotic Trees Cleared
- Dr Chris Kiptoo Takes Over As PS For Environment And Forestry
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Conserved water towers: Our shared heritage
Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) is a State Corporation mandated to coordinate and oversee the protection, rehabilitation, conservation and sustainable management of water towers in Kenya. The Agency falls under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and was established in 2012 through provisions of the Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 27, Legal Notice No. 27 of 20th April 2012.
Vision
Conserved water towers for sustainable development
Mission
To coordinate and oversee the protection, rehabilitation and conservation of water towers
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- Integrity
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Dr Chris Kiptoo, PS for Environment & Forestry, today lead a tree planting event at Kaptagat Forest in Elgeyo Marakwet County. A total of 11,000 indigenous seedlings were planted. Chairman Dr Julius Malomber and Ag. CEO Prof Julius Tanui participated in the event.
4Ag Director General Prof Julius Tanui inspects the progress made on the Maasai Mau fence that will prevent human-wildlife conflicts, encroachments and illegal activities in the water tower. The contractor has mounted poles in 22.5 KM of the 30KM, a wire will be fixed in two weeks
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A local artist doing a narration on the importance of trees during a tree planting event at Elgeyo Marakwet County.
A water tower is a raised area of land that receives rainwater, stores it and gradually releases to springs, streams and rivers.
Dr Chris Kiptoo, PS for Environment and Forestry, today lead a tree planting event at Kaptagat Forest in Elgeyo Marakwet County. A total of 11,000 seedlings were planted during the event. This is part of an ambitious plan to plant 500,000 trees in Elgeyo Hills Water Tower. Today's and other previous planting have totaled to 319,000 tree seedlings. Also present were PS for Livestock Harry Kimutai, CAS for Wildlife Joseph Boinet, Uasin Gishu Senator Prof. Margaret Kamar, Elgeiyo Marakwet Deputy Governor Wisley Rotich among other leaders. KWTA Chairman Dr Julius Malombe, KWTA Ag. CEO Prof Julius Tanui also participated in the event together with other heads of state agencies under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
Ministry of Environment & Forestry
Kenya Forest Service