In an effort to enhance water security in arid regions of West Pokot County, with an emphasize on community development, education, sustainable resource management, Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) has officiated the groundbreaking of borehole projects aimed at improving water access in the region.
Speaking during the groundbreaking of a borehole water project in Chepukat primary and junior secondary school in Kipkomo Sub County of Pokot South Constituency, KVDA Managing Director Sammy Naporos disclosed that KVDA has eleven water projects at various stages of implementation across the Kerio Valley region, with Chepukat borehole being the first among them. ''West Pokot has about six of the water programs because the area is drought-prone.
We have two water projects in Turkana South and some in Baringo and Samburu North and Central, and specifically to caution farmers or the residents of this particular area,'' the MD Naporos highlighted.
He said Kipkomo Sub County, including Chepukat area, is among the driest areas, particularly in Pokot South Constituency.
