Big water plan for dry villages finally pays off

Pupils of Materine Primary School in Kipkona, Igembe Central, at a borehole sank by the county. The county plans to sink up to 100 boreholes by December this year. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

The county in collaboration with the national government is planning to dig 600 water pans in arid and semi-arid areas.

Already, 200 water pans have been dug in Buuri and parts of Nyambene to provide water for small-scale irrigation and domestic use.