EABL commissions water project to benefit 8,000 Olkurto residents in Narok

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The project was implemented in collaboration with Ja Gedo Innovations and Frisco Engineering to address longstanding water challenges affecting households, schools and livelihoods in the area.

The initiative includes a borehole, a 24-cubic-metre elevated water tank mounted on a 12-metre tower and a solar-powered irrigation system.

It will serve two key points in the community — Oloserian Mao Secondary and Senior School and a community water point serving surrounding households.

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KBL Managing Director Andrew Kilonzo said the project would help address the longstanding challenge of access to reliable water in a community located within the catchment of the country’s second-largest water tower.

“With this water project, we are helping to close a gap in access to clean and safe water that has affected this community for a long time. Reliable water is essential not only for health and sanitation, but also for education, livelihoods and the ability of communities to realise their full potential,” Kilonzo said.

He said women and children, particularly girls, had for decades travelled long distances in search of water, while some families were forced to purchase water at high prices.

Kilonzo added that some residents relied on water sources whose cleanliness could not be guaranteed, exposing them to waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and typhoid.

The solar-powered irrigation component is also expected to support agricultural activities and enable households to improve food production and livelihoods.

Resident Regina Nkoriompai said the project would particularly benefit women and children who have traditionally carried the responsibility of fetching water.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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