Over 50 schools in Kisumu County that have been faced with shortage of water have the last breath after a Non-Governmental Organisation by the name Sustainable Aid in Africa international (SANA) provided them with clean water.
According to SANA International team leader Alfred Adongo the project, funded by Vitens Evides international water for life, cost Shs11.7 million and is to benefit population of about 6,000.
Adongo said most of the pupils have been faced with several water-borne diseases that are landing them to hospitals and reduced the child’s time in class.
The team leader revealed that improper hygiene is the main cause of cholera and it is as a result of water that most people are using, including pupils. He thus called upon pupils to make use of water connected to their schools.
Adongo was speaking during the handing over of Buoye Water Project which was constructed at Buoye Primary School in Kisumu East sub-county to improve the livelihood of the pupils and the community at large.
“Most of our children are walking far distances in search of clean water. This is because Kisumu County has got larger percentage of areas that are not covered with clean water connections,” said Adongo.
He said that the SANA international has partnered with Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company (KIWASCO) to supply water connections to schools like Buoye Primary, Chiga Primary, Mayenya Primary among other schools.
Adongo, however, called upon pupils to embrace using clean water to reduce the frequent outbreak of disease. He also appealed to the Kisumu County government to allocate adequate funds to water projects which he said will reduce eruption of water-borne disease.