This archive report was first published on 5 June 2020.
On June 5, 2020, a significant milestone was achieved in Nairobi's slums with the completion of a Sh300 million water project.
The project, which is the first phase of the Independent Community Water Supply Projects, aims to provide residents with free, quality, and sustainable water supply during the Covid-19 period.
According to Joseph Irungu, the Ministry of Water Principal Secretary, the project is part of the interventions aimed at enhancing water supply to vulnerable communities in informal settlements to reduce the spread of Covid-19.
"These are part of the interventions by the ministry aimed at enhancing water supply to vulnerable communities in informal settlements to reduce the spread of Covid-19," said Mr Irungu.
The project will benefit residents of Kibera, Mukuru, Kawangware, Kayole Soweto, Korogocho, Mathare, Kangemi, and Dandora, with the first phase providing 400,000 people with access to eight million litres of water daily.
The project involved drilling and equipping of 20 boreholes and construction of 51 elevated steel water tanks with 24,000 litres capacity.
