More than 3,000 dams have no safety permits

A resident in Tiaty, Baringo County points to an emptied dam on May 22, 2018. File PHOTO | NMG

More than 3,000 dams spread across Kenya have not been inspected for safety, Parliament heard yesterday.

Water and Sanitation principal secretary Joseph Irungu told MPs that only 843 out of the 4,140 dams and pans are regulated by the Water Resources Authority (WRA), the successor of the Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA).

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