The National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary (CS), John Mbadi, on Friday inspected the Savona Water Project at Shitao Community, which is under rehabilitation by the county government in collaboration with the national government.
Mbadi said once complete, the project will provide about 80 per cent of the water required in Kakamega County. "Kakamega requires about 8,000 cubic meters, which is 8 million litres of water, daily.
And this project, once complete, will provide around 6,500 cubic meters of water, which is 6.5 million litres, to the people of Kakamega, and this is a very big step," he noted.
The CS said phase 1 and phase 2 of the project are nearing completion, with the project set to be completed and commissioned in March. "The spirit of devolution is to ensure development goes to every corner of the country; I thank the governor for reviving this project, and we as the national government shall assist the County Government of Kakamega in order for citizens to get services; every resident has a right to get clean water of enough quality and quantity, which is enshrined in the constitution, Article 43," Mbadi noted.
