Obunga Residents in Kisumu appeal for adequate water.

 A section of Residents of Obunga area in Kisumu City addressing the media where they have appealed for the area to be connected to main water pipe from Riat hills to give them adequate water supply in the area-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo

By Dickson Odhiambo

January 24, 2019.

Obunga Residents in Kisumu appeal for adequate water.

The Residents of Kasarani area within the sprawling Obunga slums in Kisumu City have appealed to the Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company Limited to ensure that they have sufficient water within the area.

They say the area is constantly faced with perennial water shortage that needs to be addressed urgently, adding that currently the water within the area taps are of low pressure and cannot satisfy their needs.

Addressing the press in the area, the residents under the banner of Obunga Residents Association say the population within the area have since increased hence the current water supply can’t support the population because it is overwhelmed.

Obunga Residents Association Chair Lawrence Okong’o says the worst hit area include Kudho Primary and secondary schools together with Kasarani area where they have perennial water shortage.

They say the water that is supplied within the area is of very low pressure and needs to be boosted so as to help in serving the high number of people who are currently staying in the area.

“We are requesting that the water supply within this our area to be increased so as to help in serving the growing population here,” they say.

They suggest that they should be connected to a new main water pipeline from Riat hills which has a lot of pressure due to high gravity so as to enable the area have adequate water supply to the residents.

They say with the connection to the main water pipe from Riat hills, even the two schools around the place will really benefit from the adequate water supply which will now be there throughout.

“It is our hope that when connected to the main water pipe from Riat Hills, we will be able to benefit immensely from adequate water supply. This is because we will not be able to experience the constant water shortage we have been witnessing year in year out,” they further say.

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