Mount Kenya University (MKU) has donated Sh10 million towards the National Water Summit that is currently ongoing at Kristine's Camp, Lake Turkana.
The summit aims at bringing together water experts from around the world to discuss how water resources can be put into better economic use for the benefit of the country.
Former president Mwai Kibaki, who is the patron of Millennium Water Alliance Trust-Kenya, opened the two day summit yesterday with expectations to find long lasting solutions to the water problem in the county.
MKU Vice-Chancellor Prof Stanley Waudo was optimistic that the participation will produce good results that will benefit everyone.
“This summit identifies with the university’s core functions, which are generating new knowledge, corporate social responsibility as well as establishing academic linkages with similar-minded parties,” stated Prof Waudo.
The main objectives of the summit includes assembling key players to deliberate on sustainable groundwater development and management in vulnerable areas among other issues that are key to water management.