The long-awaited Kinamba water project in Githiga Ward has
finally started. Contractors are on-site giving hope to residents who have
endured decades of biting water shortages.
Governor Ndiritu Muriithi
The handing over of
the project to contractors took place on mid-July 2020, paving the way for the
drilling of the first three boreholes that will supply water to Kinamba town
and its environs. Subsequent ones will then follow to ensure reliable year-round availability of water in the rather dry area. The project, which will
serve more than 9,000 people within the Kinamba environs, will see contractors
avail groundwater through the drilling of boreholes.
The waters will then be
merged in a focal point through a network of pipelines for ease of distribution.
Some of the
facilities that will benefit from this source of water include schools,
hospitals and a police station. Residents of Kinamba markt and the environs will
benefit from the project.
Availability of
clean water for production in this area will transform its economy with
improved agricultural practices and yields, and enough water for livestock.
The project is set
to greatly improve public hygiene, as the availability of clean water will in a
big way reduce occurrences of hygiene-related illnesses and water-borne
diseases. New developments have begun taking shape as many investors who
previously shied away due for lack of water, are working on their way back.
Major industries are coming up soon and create a wide range of
economic activities.
The project has
been funded by World Bank in partnership with the national government through
the Kenya Devolution
Support Programme
(KDSP) following Laikipia Countys exemplary performance in project
implementation in previous allocations. A whopping Sh60 million has been directed in the Kinamba
Water project through the programme that is set to change fortunes for thousands
of residents in this part of Laikipia West.
Other projects
funded through KDSP in the county include Makurian water project in Laikipia
North and Smart Towns in Rumuruti ward.
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