This archive report was first published on 2 December 2019.
Published on December 2, 2019, Meru County Assembly members have asked the executive to close boreholes with contaminated water.
According to a report compiled by the Water, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Romano Mwito, water in some of the boreholes was unfit for human consumption.
One of the boreholes, which cost over Sh5 million to sink, now serves only livestock due to high salinity in the water.
Residents in Central Imenti Sub-county had stopped using borehole water because of impurities, as raised by Abothoguchi Central MCA Ayub Bundi.
Another borehole in Ntunene, Igembe North Sub-county, was found to have water that was too salty and was thus turned into a watering point for livestock.
“Some boreholes have water that is unfit for human and livestock consumption. If the committee says some boreholes must be shut, we thank them for that recommendation. Contractors must engage stakeholders at all stages of projects,” nominated MCA Robert Kinoti told the assembly.
Meanwhile, the Meru County Government plans to spend Sh320 million in drilling 50 more boreholes, with only two of the 37 boreholes sunk by the previous regime equipped.
