Shs 7 billion water Project to be undertaken in Kisumu County.

 Employees of Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company repairs a water pipe within Kisumu County.Lake Victoria South Water Services Board says plans are underway to undertake a 7 billion mega water and sanitation project within Kisumu County-Photo Kiwasco Facebook Page.

By Dickson Odhiambo.

    

December 5, 2017.

Shs7 billion water Project to be undertaken in Kisumu County.

An ambitious water project is set to be undertaken in Kisumu County at an estimated shs 7 billion.

The mega water project which is known as Victoria Water and Sanitation program is being financed by French Development Agency, the Kenyan Government, grant from the European Union, European Investment Bank will be implemented by the Lake Victoria South Water Services Board.

Speaking in Kisumu after attending the Kisumu County Water Investment Conference organized by the Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company, the Lake Victoria South Water Services Board Chief Executive Officer Engineer Petronillah Ogut said the project target mega investment in the water and sanitation sector within Kisumu County.

The LVSWSB Chief Executive Officer says currently a study is being conducted after the project will kick off from next year.

She says the studies being conducted under the program is aimed at ensuring that water will be brought from River Yala in Siaya County by gravity so as to help in addressing the water deficit at Kajulu area.

She says the water from River Yala will be through gravity hence no cost, adding this will ensure that there will be adequate water and to minimize the cost of getting water from Lake Victoria.

She says the mega water and sanitation project will also ensure that towns within Kisumu County such as Ahero, Kisian, Daraja Mbili, Maseno and other smaller towns within the county get adequate water under the project.

“Basically, we have embarked on studies on this mega water project so as to ensure that bulk water will be supplied from River Yala in Siaya County  so as to help in addressing the deficit in Kajulu area,” Engineer Ogut says.

Eng. Ogut says under the project, a robust new sewer network of 33.5 Kilometers will be constructed, adding that the project also intends to expand the distribution network of water in Kisumu City.

She adds that the project also target to construct a new waste water treatment plant at Otonglo area in Kisumu West Constituency.

Ogut says the increasing population needs sustainable water resources and water services hence the need for a robust water and sanitation within the county.

She says under the new water and sanitation project, there will also be a capacity building to Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company so as to reduce non revenue water and see a way of providing water to people in the informal settlements.

She says they will come up with a robust water resources master plan which will help in looking at issues of water conservation in the catchment areas, water quality in the Lake Victoria and water services to the people.

“We want to ensure that the people get water but with the right investment in the water and sanitation,” she adds.

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