EDITORIAL: Supplying water to slum dwellers welcome move

Monday, June 8, 2020 0:01

By EDITORIAL

New project will provide residents with free, quality and sustainable water supply during this Covid-19 period.

While reports that slum dwellers in Nairobi will now get eight million litres of water daily following the completion of a Sh300 million water project are welcome, it goes without saying that more needs to be done to deliver the vital commodity to all regions in the country.

The project will provide residents with free, quality and sustainable water supply during this Covid-19 period.

The Gitari Marigu Water Supply Project in Dandora will produce 270,000 litres per day to serve 8,000 residents in Kibagare, Gitari Marigu and surrounding areas.

By enlisting the help of the local community in managing the water project, the government will succeed in ensuring that the community based organisations not only own the project but also help enlighten the slum dwellers on the benefits of proper hygiene.