Sh17 billion to improve water, sanitation services in Kisumu

Colored water from the only borehole at Kaila village in Seme, Kisumu county on January 07,2018. (Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

Kisumu County has launched an ambitious Sh17 billion master plan to bring water to at least 200 metres from every one of its 1.2 million residents in the next two years.

The county, whose own initiative is a Sh5.2 billion expansion plan, has roped in Kisumu Town Water and Sewerage Company (Kiwasco) and Lake Victoria South Water Services Board (LVSWB), which will invest Sh11.8 billion to improve water and sanitation in the county.