State seeks private investment to improve water access

Residents queue for water at the Kwa Kavoo borehole in Kitui Rural 2. A drying River Tiva, a few days after the heavy rains 3. CHPs training Kasaala residents on how to treat water. [FILE]

The government seeks to tap into private capital to rehabilitate degraded lands as it seeks to increase water access in arid and semi-arid lands as well as urban areas.

The Environment Ministry has invited different investors to partner with the government in finding viable solutions to the issue of water shortages.