A total of 28 villages will be affected by the Tana Delta Irrigation Project in Tana River County, the National Assembly’s Public Petition Committee was told.
Members of the committee were told the project, initiated by Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA) people in the 28 villages will be displaced by the programme.
The project seeks to enhance the quality of life through sustainable utilization of the Lower Tana River Basin.
Appearing before the committee, Tana River County CEC for Lands Mwanajuma Hiribae stated that TARDA never engaged the various stakeholders on the ground when designing the project.
“A total of 28 villages were affected for being on the TARDA land,” she stated.
The project is estimated to cover eight locations in Garsen Constituency, namely Mwina, Salama, Galili, Kipao, Wachuoda, Konememsa, Handaraku and Didewarede.
Petitioners feel that the project, as currently designed will lead to great displacement of people in the eight locations and also interfere with the environmental ecosystems.
