Kenya: Sh1.8 Billion Water Project for Busia and Bungoma

27 April 2012

A Sh1.8 billion water and sanitation project to serve 600,000 residents of Busia and Bungoma counties was launched in Teso district yesterday. A World Vision Kenya-sponsored stakeholders' workshop at Hotel Levantes in Amagoro was yesterday told that the government has given out Sh10m for the feasibility studies. Regional Commissioner for Upper Western Mohammed Rashid led three DCs from Nambale, Bumula and Teso in its launch. The project will be funded by the World Bank, Unicef, ADB and World Vision, among other donors.

WVK-Angurai senior programme manager Harun Ndegwa said water catchment areas in the two counties are highly degraded due to deforestation, river bank encroachment, growth of eucalyptus in riparian areas and poor farming methods.

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