At least 15,000 residents of Emali municipality are set to benefit from a water project after the Makueni county Government commissioned a borehole in Nzaui sub county.
Speaking in Emali Town, the County Executive for water Eng.
John Kieti noted that commissioning of the borehole will ensure supply of clean and steady water to residents of the municipality unlike in the past when residents travelled for long distances in search of the precious commodity.
The project, whose construction was initiated by the Tanathi Water Works Development Agency (TAWWDA) during the Covid-19 period, was officially handed over to Emali Dedicated Children Agency (EDCA) Wednesday to manage on behalf of the county government. "We had a Memorandum of Understanding with EDCA on 5th February 2025, to hand over the project to them to run on our behalf.