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Stories of Change Community Voices on the impact of the Laikipia Cattle, Water and Wildlife Project

Lots of projects get “done”, but who is interested in impacts? From 25th to 30th January 2020, Fauna and Flora International (FFI), Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC) & Laikipia Forum joined community groups within the Mutara and Suguroi river sub-catchments to learn about their experiences, perspectives and results from their participation in the Laikipia Cattle, Water and Wildlife Project.  Mr. Kiprono Lekeiyo, a downstream…

Water Resources Authority Approves Mutara Common Intake Project

Mount Kenya Ewaso Water Partnership supported the design and studies of a common water intake in Mutara to address water shortages and poor distribution. Their efforts have finally paid off. The rigorous process of getting everybody on board to this idea involved a lot of stakeholder engagement, right from the community level to the national…

Mutara Ready for a Common Intake!

A common intake is an engineered, community-led solution to capture and distribute water equitably from a river to community destinations. Laikipia/Nyandarua Water Sector Stakeholders ranging from the Water Resources Authority, the County Governments of Laikipia and Nyandarua, WRUA representatives from Mutara, Community Water Projects and the Ol Pejeta/FFI led Laikipia Cattle, Water and Wildlife Project,…

Community Members Give a Mutara Common Intake the Greenlight

The Laikipia Water, Cattle and Wildlife Project, recently held a meeting with the Mutara and Suguroi Community members to address water and to accept a COMMON INTAKE as the best option for their future water management. The meeting was aimed at assisting these community members to become conversant with the technical studies needed for the…