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Water Conservation

ByKaburu Mugambi 3 February 2016 Conservation

Water Resources Management Authority is the lead agency in water resources management. Its duties are:

Catchment and sub-catchment planning, management, protection and conservation of water resources. Support and facilitation of Water Resource Users Association (WRUAs), and engagement of civil society/state and non-state in the management of sub catchments (financing through Water Services Trust Fund).
Planning, allocation, apportionment, assessment and monitoring of water resources.
Issuance of water permits. Water rights and enforcement of permit conditions. Regulation of conservation and abstraction structures.

About Kaburu Mugambi

Kaburu Mugambi is a veteran of business reporting having worked with two national newspapers in Kenya. He is a graduate of economics from Kenyatta University. He started his journalism career in 2000 with The People Daily as a business reporter before becoming a business sub-editor. He joined Daily Nation in 2004 as a business writer. He holds a post-graduate diploma in mass communication from University of Nairobi's School of Journalism and an MBA in marketing from the same university. In 2016, he founded Water Tower, a media firm focused on water, energy and climate. Its content cuts across water, energy and climate with emphasis on adaptation and sustainability.