Battle for water to end after company agrees to relocate intake in the Aberdare forestWater flows on Kenya Tea Development Agency's water Tunnel after diverted from Gura River in Othaya, Nyeri. Both KTDA and Teawasco have developed abstractions on the river which are separated by a distance of 1,500m. According to Teawasco management, KTDA’s abstraction cuts across the whole river from right to left, leaving very little water to flow downstream where Teawasco’s intake is locatedSEE ALSO :KTDA adjusts tea price by Sh1As a result, Teawasco is left with little water to supply to its customers. SEE ALSO :CS overturns new tea pay rate after farmers' protestsMr Kinyua said tapping water for domestic needs should be given priority as opposed to using it for power generation. “Teawasco has raised concerns that the project is taking too much water leaving very little to flow downstream,” Kinyua noted.

Source: Standard Digital March 27, 2019 21:02 UTC