Gatundu project seeks to end perennial water shortages

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By citizen July 20, 2023 10:31 (EAT)
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Gatundu project seeks to end perennial water shortages

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Residents in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, are set to benefit from a water and sanitation project that aims to bring perennial shortages in the region to an end.



The Gatundu Water Supply project is expected to connect about 90,000 residents in the constituency to water.

The project being implemented by Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) through the Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme is being funded by the Government and the African Development Bank at a cost of Ksh1.75 billion. 


The project entails rehabilitation of infrastructure to produce 9.6 million litres of water per day, construction of Ruabora and Ngenda water supply, each producing 4 million litres per day and laying of raw and treated water main pipes. 


The project has however faced some hurdles in Ruabora area due to  a row over compensation of land owners. 

 

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