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Tree planting at Kaptagat forest on June 19, 2022. [File, Standard]
A conservation project that has witnessed an equal measure of successes and hurdles is marking ten years.
Implementers of the Kaptagat Integrated Conservation Programme, which covers Kaptagat, Kipkabus, Benon, Sabor and Kessup and forest blocks in Elgeyo Marakwet, said the project overcame a myriad of challenges as it sought to restore a water catchment area that is a source of water for Eldoret City and the drought-prone Kerio Valley.
According to the programme founder, Treasury Principal Secretary (PS) Dr Chris Kiptoo, a multi-agency implementing team is kicking off the next ten-year phase of the project after picking crucial lessons since its inauguration in 2017.
