The Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Eric Muga and Ugandan Environment Minister Beatrice Atim have signed a bilateral agreement on a transboundary project, Angololo Water Resources Development Project (AWRDP).
The project, which is implemented in collaboration with the Nile Basin Initiative through the Nile Basin Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Program (NELSAP) is expected to boost food security, power access, creation of employment and regional integration between the neighboring countries.
Speaking during the signing of the agreement in Busia, CS Muga said the project which was conceptualized in 2015 will cost a total of USD 137 million (approximately Sh17 billion). "Let's look at the benefits this project will bring.
It will create employment for our people here and our neighbor Uganda, it will supply clean water to the more than 300,000 people in Busia and Bungoma in Kenya and Tororo, Namisindwa and Manafwa Districts in Uganda," he said.
