Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) has planted bamboo on 50-acre farm at Kaptagat forest block in Elgeyo Hills Water Tower. The demonstration site was launched in 2019 to enable farmers across the region to learn how to venture into bamboo…
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Fencing starts off at Maasai Mau Forest in Narok County
Prof. Julius Tanui, acting Director General of Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) has handed over the fencing site officially to the contractor at Maasai Mau. Top Choice Surveillance Limited will fence off a section of the water tower from Sierra…
Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Adopts Mau Forest Complex Water Tower
On 15th January 2020, Kenya received great news from the United Kingdom Government that the Mau forest Complex Water Tower had been admitted to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC). The admission means the largest water tower in east Africa…
700 Beehives From Water Towers Agency To Five Groups In Three Counties
Conservation of water towers through beekeeping has been stepped up after the Kenya Water Towers Agency flags off a consignment of 670 beehives and several honey processing equipment. The receiving self-help groups are North Mbooni Liquid Gold Bee Farmers, Tulimani…
Water Towers Agency completes 50,000 litre water tank in Kwale County
Kenya Water Towers Agency has completed a 50,000 litre water harvesting tank at Tsimba Secondary School in Kwale County. The school is one of the five selected model schools that aim to serve as a teaching point for climate smart…
Source Of Mara River To Be Gazzetted As Wetland And Exotic Trees Cleared
Enapuiyapui Swamp at Kiptunga Forest Block in East Mau Water Tower will be gazzetted as wetland and enlisted as Ramsar Site following a declaration by the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry Mr Keriako Tobiko. In his speech during the…
Dr Chris Kiptoo Takes Over As PS For Environment And Forestry
Outgoing Principal Secretary for Environment and Forestry Ms. Betty Maina earlier today handed over to the incoming Principal Secretary Dr. Chris Kiptoo. Ms Maina was nominated to be Cabinet Secretary for Trade and Industrialization during the recent cabinet reshuffle. Dr…
Rehabilitation Of Kirisia Water Tower Kicks Off
The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry Mr. Keriako Tobiko spearheaded a tree planting exercise at Kirisia Water Tower in Samburu County as the year ended. The event that took place just before the curtail fell on 2019, followed a…
Board Of Directors Review Kenya Water Towers Bill At Naivasha
The Board of Kenya Water Towers Agency has retreated to Naivasha to review the Kenya Water Towers Bill, 2019. The Bill seeks to enhanced the mandate of the Agency in coordinating water towers conservation. “Being a body created to fill…
Spring protection at Taita Taveta County
Kenya Water Towers Agency has protected two springs at Taita Taveta County to ensure that the community accesses clean water. The two springs are Mwatongo and Mdangeghu found in the larger Nyache Micro-Catchment Conservation in Taita Sub-County. The springs were…