Following the announcement by the devolved unit that the expansion and upgrade of the water and sewage system would soon begin, residents of Nakuru will have better access to clean and improved sanitation services.
According to Governor Susan Kihika, a Sh5.6 billion grant from the German Development Bank will finance the upgrade, known as “The Lake Nakuru Biodiversity Conservation Project,” which is scheduled to begin in a few months.
The decommissioning of the 63-year-old Kaloleni Waste Water Treatment Plant, which will be phased out and its waste sent to the upgraded Njoro Treatment Works, which can process 20,000 cubic meters of water per day, is one of the mega project’s highlights, according to Kihika.
The governor confirmed in a statement detailing her scorecard for the previous year that the project will entail modernizing the deteriorated sewerage treatment system and extending the water supply network. Additionally, it will concentrate on purifying the water that enters Lake Nakuru.
The goal of cleaning the water entering Lake Nakuru is to protect the body of water from pollution by keeping untreated water out of it. “We are committed to protecting the fragile ecosystem and biodiversity of the Lake,” Kihika said.
According to the governor, her administration has installed 23 water kiosks, protected 13 springs throughout all 11 Sub Counties, drilled 60 boreholes, and solarized 45 more in an effort to increase access to clean and safe drinking water.
