When a decision was made to tap water from River Zigi to supply Tanga City residents through Mabayani Dam, the villagers living on the slopes of the East Usambara Mountains could not imagine that someone would pay attention to them.
Nobody thought there would come a time these villagers would be critical allies in the protection of the water that is supplied to the city.
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