President Uhuru Kenyatta during a meeting with water sector stakeholders. [Photo/PSCU]
President Uhuru Kenyatta was yesterday briefed on the progress in the government’s plan to make Nairobi and other cities water sufficient by the year 2020. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation officials, led by Cabinet secretary EugeneWamalwa, updated the President on the projects underway to address water shortage the city is facing.
Nairobi receives a daily water supply of 520 million litres against a demand of 750 million litres. The soon to be completed Northern Water Tunnel from Murang’a is expected to increase water supply to Nairobi by 140 million litres.
An additional 100 million litres will be supplied to the city through the construction and completion of Karimeni 2 and Ruiru 2 dams. Wamalwa also briefed the President on similar plans to make Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru water sufficient.
According to the CS, Kisumu is expected to become the first city to become water sufficient after the completion of the water supply project. In Mombasa county, water supply will be boosted by the completion of the Mwache Dam and the Mzima Springs 2 water pipeline projects.