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Homa Bay residents quenching thirst the smart way

Residents of Kachuku Village in Homa Bay County can now enjoy clean and safe drinking water, thanks to a new automated purification machine. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Residents of Kachuku Village in Homa Bay County are enjoying “healthy and tasty drinking water”, thanks to a purification technology introduced by one couple.

Known as Kpag-Aqua-etiam, the technology is a designed “point of use” purification system and can treat water from sources like boreholes and rivers. It purifies 120 litres of water per hour and is expected to produce clean and safe drinking water for at last 300 residents on a daily basis.

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