State witness: Arror, Kimwarer dam projects had valid approvals

Nema had also insisted that Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA), the project proponent, should not begin works until they had developed resettlement and compensation plans for the affected.

He testified that KVDA also had to get clearance from the Kenya Forest Service which donated 400 hectares (988-acres) of forest land for construction of the two dams and provided a plan for afforestation to compensate the depleted parts of the forests.