Sh59 million lying idle as water scarcity hit county

Residents fetch water for domestic and for sale at Lake Victoria's Kichinjio beach in Kisumu County on April 11, 2017. The biting water shortage has pushed residents to travel far and wide to go to the lake shores that are also covered by water hyacinth that pollute the water further. A 20 liter jerry can sells at SH20-50 [Denish Ochieng| Standard]

Concern is growing over the fate of Sh59 million worth of a water drilling machine rusting away outside Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o’s office as large parts of the county suffer water shortage.

The rig, procured, last year has been sitting idle at the county headquarters.