Akaiga residents have blamed Tamata Company Limited for denying them their right for access to water, derailed by the implementation of Akaiga Giant Water project, the heart of Tigania Central.

EALA MP Mpuru Aburi, alleged to own the company, is said to have used his powers as the then area Member of Parliament, to cancel the tender from undisclosed company and awarded his own (Tamata Company Ltd)

According to the residents who spoke at Akaiga Dispensary, the project was initiated in 2009 and having done a proposal to the National Irrigation Board, they were awarded Ksh. 77.7 million, projecting to be complete by the year 2015.

As per the records, Sh 65 million has been spent while the project is lebelled 85% complete, yet no single member has neither water nor pipeline installed. This, they asked relevant government agencies to help investigate the said company for corrupt deals.

The contractor is said to have lost contacts with the group, compromised the quality of supplies and done substandard work in that the design of the project, the routes and pipe-classes for both main and lateral pipelines were changed from class D and ¾ inch, to low quality class B and ¾ inch respectively.

CEC Water Dr. Eunice Nkirote, accompanied by her Chief Officer, George Kimathi, area MCA, Gabriel Chokera and Resident Eng. Risper Okumu, promised to work with the project's committee and National Government to ensure over 2000 people gets justice.