President William Samoei Ruto commissions Kimugu Modern Water Project, Ainamoi Kericho County.
President Ruto Commissions Modern Kimugu Water Project
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KNA6 July 21, 2023 Counties, Development, Editor's Pick, Kericho, Presidential, Water0
Principal
Secretary for Water and Sanitation Dr Paul Rono has said that the
Kimugu Water Project would supply a total of over 13 million litres of
clean water to over 200,000 households in Kericho County.
Speaking
Wednesday during the official commissioning of the ultra-modern Kericho
water supply project in Ainamoi constituency where President Dr.
William Ruto officiated in the commissioning of the project, Rono said
that the project cost a total of Sh1.2 billion to its completion.
Rono
said that the water works project would entirely supply water to
residents of Kericho town, Ainamoi, Kipkelion East, and parts of Belgut
mostly through gravitational means.
He said
that the remaining works being the last mile include installing pipes to
connect as many residents as possible while replacing old pipes was
ongoing.
The PS called on the residents to
support the project by increasing the water catchment area by planting
more tree seedlings to encourage sustainability of the project in order
to attract more rain in the area.
Lake Victoria
South Water Works Chairman Mr Odoyo Owidi said that plans are underway
to expand the project’s raw water treatment works to increase the water
supply volume from 13 million litres per day to 3500 cubic meters, (35,
million litres) per day.
Owidi said that plans
to expand the sewerage system of Kericho town were also underway where
over 1500 households will be connected to the new sewerage line to
improve the town’s sanitation.
Owidi said that
under the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), there are
other flagship water projects to be developed in Kericho which will also
serve other neighbouring counties that include Londiani Dam targeting
600,000 cubic meters where on commencement of the project only 54,000
cubic meters to serve Kipkelion East, West, Muhoroni and Soin Sigowet
sub-counties.
The government will also
construct the Posta Dam in Bomet County where it will supply over 80,000
cubic meters to Bomet residents and 11,000 cubic metres to supply water
to Litein and Kapkatet wards in Bureti, Kericho County.
Meanwhile,
Itare Dam in Nakuru which had stalled will be constructed afresh where
12,000 cubic metres of water will be supplied to Chepsir, Chepseon and
Kedowa.
Present during the commissioning were;
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Senate Majority Leader Aaron
Cheruiyot, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, Kiharu
MP Ndindi Nyoro, Kerich Governor Dr Erick Mutai, Kiambu Senator Karungo
Thang’wa and a host of several MPs
News By Steve Were, The Savvy Journalist
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