Water project contractor told to hasten work

The national government has asked a contractor to speed up the construction of two Sh625 million major water projects in Uasin Gishu County.

Water and Irrigation Principal Secretary Fred Segor said works on the projects must be completed by January next year to enable residents have access to clean water.

“We will not allow any further delay in the implementation of the projects which is funded jointly by the State and the World Bank,” Prof Segor said on Monday while on a working tour of the Kapsoya and Naiberi water treatment plants in the county.

“Eldoret town and its environs is prone to scarcity of water every year. We want to address this problem once and for all,” said Prof Segor.

The PS said Eldoret town requires about 56, 000 cubic litres of water per day owing to its increasing population against the current supply of 36,000 cubic litres of the commodity.

Prof Segor was accompanied to the two sites in Moiben Sub-County by the chairperson of Lake Victoria North Water Service Board Joseph Lagat and the Chief Executive Officer Engineer Alfred Amombo.

According to the PS, plans are underway to construct another treatment plant at Kipkaren in Kapseret Sub-County, which will cost the government Sh1.3 billion.

“The project is composed of three component whereby water is being taken from Elegarini Dam. It is then brought to Kapsoya and Naiberi water treatment plants before it is ready for consumption,” added Prof Sigor.

He said the African Development Bank/Government funded mega project will address the concerns of the local residents who have been complaining of lack of water in their homes and business premises.