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…
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Maasai Mau 10 Million Tree Initiative Launched
The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry Mr Keriako Tobiko has officially launched the ten million tree initiative in Maasai Mau Water Tower. This is part of the restoration plan of the most degraded Water Tower among the 22 blocks…
FAQs On The Reclamation Process Of Maasai Mau Forest (Water Tower)
What is Maasai Mau Forest? Maasai Mau Forest (Water Tower) is one of the 22 Forest Blocks within the Mau Forest Complex (MFC) under the Narok County Government (NCG). It is registered as a trust land under the Trust Land…
I Am Committed To Ensuring Full Operation Of The Regional Offices
The Acting Director General Prof. Julius Tanui has confirmed that he is on course in ensuring that the regional offices operate seamlessly. The offices based in Marsabit, Kitui, Mombasa, Nyeri, Narok, Eldoret, Kitale and Kisumu are very key in coordinating…
A Water Tower Is Not Necessarily A Forest
The new Chairman of the Board of Directors for Kenya Water Towers Agency Dr Julius Malombe has clarified that a water tower is not necessarily a forest. “In some instances, a water tower is a swamp, wetland, rock or hill,…
CS Keriako Tobiko Inaugurates The New Board Of Directors
The new Directors of the Kenya Water Towers Agency are Dr Julius Malombe (Chairman), Ms Hibo Bishar, Ms Wambui Muriithi, Mr Robert Mutuma, Mr Timothy Ole Naeku and Ms Wandia Maina. Others representing ministries are Mr Peter Leitoro- Ministry of…
CS Tobiko Directs The Agency To Prioritize Restoration Of The Mau Water Tower
The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry Mr Keriako Tobiko has raised an alarm that the climate of the country has changed, the weather has become unpredictable, droughts have become longer, rivers have dried up and water levels in dams…
KWTA Launches National Bamboo Demonstration Site at Kaptagat, Elgeiyo-Marakwet County
The Chief Administrative Secretary for Environment and Forestry, Hon. Mohammed Elmi launched a fifty-acre bamboo demonstration site at Kaptagat at the end of July 2019. This is a project sponsored by Kenya Water Towers Agency and jointly implemented by Kenya…
Mt Elgon Water Tower Stakeholders Converged In Kitale
More than fifty stakeholders of Mt Elgon Water Tower gathered at a Hotel in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County on Thursday 2 May 2019 to deliberate on the status of the Water Tower. This important water catchment area serves Trans Nzoia,…
Prof. Tanui Elected Chairperson Of Cohort VII Group Of Accounting Officers
The KWTA Ag. Director General, Prof. Julius G. Tanui (pictured right), was elected chairperson of Cohort VII group of accounting officers from various government agencies. During the five-day training held in Mombasa from Monday 8th to Friday 12th April 2019,…