Locals Protest to the Drying up of Rongai River in Nakuru County
Residents in the Rongai constituency in Nakuru County obstruct a part of the Nakuru- Kabarnet- Eldama Ravine road protesting the drying up of the Rongai River due to extensive irrigation by farmers.
Leah Mukangai 
Residents accused the government of allowing upstream tomato and flower farmers to irrigate their crops while denying them water for domestic and animal use.
According to online sources, videos seen showed huge rocks and broken donkey carts were strewn across the road section forcing drivers on the route to take a diversion when they reached the junction.
Reports stated that the furious residents also demolished and broke all of the water pumps that supplied water to the farms for irrigation.
They were irritated by the fact that getting water now required them to travel more than 5 kilometers.
