By Ben Leshau
By Ben Leshau
The construction of a Sh1.7 Billion Sewerage system set to benefit over 100,
000 Narok town dwellers and its environs is now complete.
The project funded by the Government of Kenya (GoK) in collaboration with
Africa Development Bank commenced in April 2019 and it is expected to be
commissioned in January 2021.
Speaking during an inspection tour yesterday,Water CS Ms Sicily Kariuki said
the project was now 100 percent complete and ready for operation after
attaining the 18 month-period.
She reported that the main trunk sewer and secondary sewers the sewage treatment
works were now complete.
The first-ever sewerage plant in the town comes barely a year after the town
was upgraded to a Municipality status.
“This project cost the government and partners Sh1.7Million and we are glad
that the project was completed within the stipulated period of one year and
half.This will also provide a platform for irrigation in the surrounding
villages,”said the CS.
She said the whole system had been tested before the contractor hands over the
project to the government for commissioning.
The CS laso revealed that the national government was also undertaking a Sh600
Million Kilgoris/Lolgorian water projects in the county beginning next year.
The project is being undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation Limited under the Rift
Valley Water Works that began works at the site early last year.
Area Governor Samuel Tunai who had accompanied the CS in inspecting the project
twermed the project as a major milestone and a boost to investor-confidence.
“Today is a great day for our county headquarters.Anytime I get an investor
they always ask me whether we have a sewerage system,water and electricity and
we have had the later but sewerage has been the problem,”said Mr Tunai.
The governor reiterated that Narok is now poised for a “City Status” now having
a sewerage system and its strategic location as well as natural resources.
“We are blessed as a county.Narok is among the leading wheat/barley producers
in the country,Narok town is also a gateway to the world-famous Masai Mara Game
Reserve.With the sewerage now available,the future is bright,”he added.
The initiative is a big plus to Narok traders and dwellers who for a long time
had to use exhausters to empty their sewerage incurring huge losses.
In 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched a mega water project in Narok town
that was financed by the Government of Kenya in collaboration with Japan
International Cooperation Agencies (JICA) at a tune of Sh. 1.5 Billion.
The installation saw 45, 000 town dwellers benefit from clean water channeled
by Narok Water and Sewerage Services Company (NARWASSCO).