The national government will allocate funds to jump start the construction of the Soin-Koru Dam in Kericho County that stalled in September 2023.
Speaking during the National Government Development County Implementation Coordination and Management Committee meeting (NGD-CICMC), Kericho County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo confirmed that the government would allocate funds to continue the construction of the dam, and other stalled projects in Kericho County.
Mr, Kitiyo further urged affected farmers in SOIN KORU Dam region to continue ploughing and tilling their land for food production until the government moves in and starts the project while assuring them that the government would compensate them for their land before relocation is done to pave way for the construction of the dam.
Speaking at the same forum the Liaison officer in charge of KORU-SOIN Dam, Kericho Ms.