Donor to keep close eye on community water project

A resident preparing to climb up one of the rehabilitated water tanks funded by World Vision Finland in Meibeki, Kenya.

HELSINKI, FINLAND: World Vision Finland has signaled continued monitoring of one Kenya’s major donor-funded community project.

African Head of World Vision Finland Ulla Tervo, said close monitoring of Meibeki water project is part of the long-term development programmes.

"When we move on in 2017, it will be the locals who will be taking over development activities but we will keep monitoring," said Ms. Tervo adding that there has been constant contact with the community over the time.

Noting that the community is conscious of the situation, Ms. Tervo lauded achievements thus far. The gravity-powered water project hold key to the lives of residents in the North Rift part of Kenya who hitherto unthought-of in the past