Nandi dam project still on

Last Updated 14 years ago by Kenya Engineer

After ranging controversy of the dam proposed to be set up in Nandi which led to the stopping of the project mid last year, the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) has confirmed that the project is still on.

“LBDA is the implementing agency and our position is that the project is still on”, said managing director LBDA, Peter Kabok.

The government and donors have agreed to go ahead and develop the dam.The Sh50 billion multi-purpose dam had earlier faced opposition from environmentalists together with the community in fear of destroying the environment.

The dam will see to the clearing of up to 5,000 acres of space of indigenous forests in the region. The LBDA-who is undertaking the project, had in earlier reports promised to plant 3,000 hectares of forests in return.

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