By NDUNG'U GACHANEMore by this AuthorMaragua Constituency in Murang’a County is often hit hard by water shortage and also suffers cholera outbreaks. This despite the fact that the constituency boasts of over 10 colonial era dams whose water is not fully utilised. Despite the existence of the dams, the national government will spend Sh35 billion to build another dam in the neighbouring Kigumo Constituency which is meant to provide water for irrigation in Maragua. But with the 10 colonial era dams still full of water, locals have expressed fears that the mega projects may only aid some unscrupulous individuals to enrich themselves. “If our constituency has no piped water and has over 10 colonial dams, and the government is not keen on desilting them, what will guarantee that the new dams they are constructing will be desilted?” he posed.

Source: Daily Nation March 25, 2019 10:30 UTC