Kenya: Masterplan Launched for Nairobi Water Supply

31 August 2011

The expanding city will soon have an alternative source of water, after the government yesterday commissioned a masterplan to identify and develop new water resources.

The study, funded by the French Development Agency and World Bank, seeks to identify new water resources for satellite towns within a radius of 70km of the capital city to improve their future water security. The draft feasibility study, which was discussed by stakeholders at a Nairobi hotel yesterday, found that the city currently has more than 3 million inhabitants and an estimated daytime population of around 5 to 6 million.

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