By Our Correspondent
The government plans to construct 100 megadams and 1,000 small water reservoirs to harvest storm waters.
Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Zachariah Mwangi Njeru announced that seven of the dams will be built in the Central region to cushion the area against water scarcity during the dry season.
The government is partnering with donors and international lenders to help fund the ambitious programme, which has been sanctioned by the Cabinet.
The government is committed to ensuring rainwater does not cause havoc, and the government has set up an information desk at Nyayo House to receive and respond to any emergency that may arise from the ongoing El Nino rains.
The government is working with county governments to address the flooding menace, including assessing the extent of damage to existing water projects destroyed by the floods.
Garissa has been one of the counties that has borne the brunt of destruction in terms of the number of boreholes destroyed.
The government is working in close collaboration with all development partners to ensure the government’s plans are achieved.
The CS spoke from Nyeri on Wednesday when he toured several projects in Mukurwe-ini and Kieni constituencies where he was hosted by Tana Water Works Development Agency top officials led by Chairman Wanyaga Gathaka and Chief Executive Officer Eng Philip Gichuki.
Several local leaders led by Governor Mutahi Kahiga, his deputy David Kinaniri, Senator Wahome Wamatinga and MPs John Kaguchia ( Mukurweini), Wambugu Wainaina (Othaya) and Njoroge Wainaina (Kieni) also accompanied and held talks on improvement of water and sanitation services in their areas.