Molo MP Jacob Macharia has accused the Opposition of politicising the construction of Itare dam
Macharia said the necessary environmental assessment has been done and the project given a clean bill of health.
“Now there is a plot by the opposition to politicise the Itare Dam project in Kuresoi by claiming that rivers draining into lake Victoria, Bomet, Kericho and Narok will dry downstream,” Macharia said.
He urged residents to support the project.
“I appeal to the residents of all the involved counties to ignore this politicking claims since comprehensive EIA has been done and all pros and cons considered and all vivers will maintain their current volumes of flow,” Macharia added.
This comes after a section of Kipsigis elders asked Opposition leader Raila Odinga to intervene and stop the construction.
The elders said the project will have effects as those raised over the Murang’a Northern Collector Tunnel.