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Kisii County Woman Representative Dorice Donya Aburi has appealed to residents to protect water sources and riparian areas.

The lawmaker warned eucalyptus trees planted on the sources and riparian areas are drying up water springs and rivers, endangering humans and animals.

She challenged residents to cut the trees and replace them with indigenous ones to conserve the environment and curb water-related conflicts.

Aburi noted that the county was facing an acute water shortage due to the effects of the eucalyptus trees, forcing humans to fight for the scarce water resources available.

“Some schools have no tapped water or water harvesting containers. They walk for long distances to fetch water thereby wasting a lot of time,” Aburi, the Wiper Democratic Party lawmaker said.

She appealed to the county government to dig boreholes in the area and connect residents and schools with clean piped water to foster sanitation and domestic use.