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Thika Water and Sewerage Company (Thiwasco) has embarked on a mission to turn its waste water treatment plant into an international and domestic tourists’ site.

The company managing director Moses Kinya revealed that the 130-acre Kang’oki plant has been identified as a viable habitation for birds.

“Already, research shows that 6,000 different species of birds from as far as Europe and parts of Northern Africa flock the area every year according to a report that the company intends to use to better the environment around the treatment plant to attract tourists,” said Kinya.

Researchers from local and international universities are expected to tour the site that provides a thriving environment that enriches the ecosystem alongside serving as a community resource.

Speaking when he joined environmentalists from Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), Mount Kenya University (MKU) and other companies to plant over 1,000 trees at the plant, Kinya revealed that the site will be ideal for bird watchers.

In the plan to transform the plant into an attractive phenomenon, Kinya revealed that its entirety will be fenced with indigenous trees which will be nurtured by workers that the company will deploy until maturity.

With sustained plantation of trees, the official noted, the government’s 15 billion tree plantation aspirations by 2032 will be easily achieved.