Water board needs Sh500bn to take water to all by 2030

Children scoop water from the sand at Mwitasyano River that borders Kitui and Machakos Counties for their livelihood in Kitui on July 8, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kenya's current water coverage by regulated utilities stands at 60 per cent, Water Service Regulatory Board (Wasreb) chairman Simon Gicharu has said.

Speaking during a board of directors orientation and induction seminar at the Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort, Mombasa, Dr Gicharu said Kenya's Vision 2030 goal for water is to achieve universal access by 2030.