Cord leader Raila Odinga has accused senior government officials of staging a Sh33 billion controversial project to divert water from Mau Forest to their personal establishments.
Speaking at a Friday press conference in Nairobi, Mr Odinga said the government was running a secret Itare Dam Water Supply Project in the South West Mau region.
He revealed that the project intends to divert water from rivers in Bomet and Kericho before channeling it to Nakuru County and then to private establishments in Naivasha and Ruiru.
“Why water is being diverted from across the country to Nakuru is a subject we intend to deal with at a later stage. But it is not about Nairobi and it is not about Nakuru Town and its environs,” he said.
“We are convinced that this water is being taken to Ruiru and Naivasha to feed personal projects of the top leadership of the Jubilee government at the expense of other Kenyans,” Raila added.
The opposition leader challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta to clear his name on the matter and assure Kenyans that nothing wrong was happening behind the scenes.
“We challenge President Kenyatta to give Kenyans a direct assurance that there is no conflict between his commercial interests and the interests of the people of Kenya in the water being diverted to Nakuru,” said Mr Odinga.