Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) has completed and commissioned 14 water projects at an estimated cost of Sh 300 million in Baringo County to mitigate water scarcity.
The water projects implemented in the past three years across six subcounties include three dams, four water pans and seven boreholes.
According to a status report prepared by the authority this month, the water projects cumulatively irrigate over 140 acres of land under food crops, supplying clean and safe water to 3,800 households and 111,000 livestock as well as several schools. "As a result of the improved water access, over 30,000 people now enjoy clean water for domestic use, the land under irrigation increased by 410 acres, and over 120,000 livestock need not travel long distances in search of water since troughs have been built alongside the 14 projects," the report indicates.
Some of the dams, water pans and boreholes sited in the sub counties of Baringo Central, Baringo North, Mogotio, Marigat and Tiaty are at various stages of implementation while others await commissioning and operationalization.
