The New Kimugu Treatment Works Technical Inspector of Production, Mr. Collins Koech, demonstrates the water pressure at Kimugu Water Treatment Works that supplies 13 million litres of water to over 200,000 residents per day in Kericho. Koech stated the intake of water is the River Kimugu, in which the raw water line is 7.7 kilometres long to the Kimugu Treatment Works, where three types of chemicals are used to treat the water before distribution. “We use Aluminium Sulphate, Soda ash, and Chlorine for treatment, and then the water is released by gravity to the tanks at the Tea Hotel,” explained Koech. The Technical Inspector of Production further said that after the main works were completed, additional works with four components were undertaken, which cost Sh98 million.
Over 400 households in the Kibokoni area of Old Town benefit from a Freshwater Plant funded by Oxfam in collaboration with the County government of Mombasa. Speaking during the launch of the Sh18 million Solar Power dissemination water plant in Mombasa County, the Country Director of Oxfam, Justin Morgan, noted that the initiative is aimed at reducing the cost of accessing fresh water for the people of Mombasa.
“Through this Project, we anticipate to see better health conditions for people of this area as well as cutting down the time in which people have to travel to access fresh water, which will save money for the community since the cost of this water is cheaper compared to the price in other parts of Mombasa,” said Morgan. He further commended the community for its effort and cooperation throughout the time of this project, noting that it began in 2020 and is projected to continue.
The Public Health and Sanitation Principal Secretary, Mary Muthoni, said the Ministry of Health has developed a database of all health facilities across the country to ensure seamless rollout of the Social Health Authority (SHA). The exercise carried out by the Digital Health Agency, she said, will see a patient’s history accessed at any health facility without necessarily carrying books or being asked to give the information again by health personnel. “If you are referred from Kisumu to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), you will not have to repeat your history. Sometimes health matters make us shy, and it is unfair to keep narrating every time you visit a health facility,” she said.
Dr George Wachiuri, the Chief Executive Officer of the leading real estate firm; Optiven Real Estate is in United Kingdom to woo Kenyans in diaspora to invest at home. On Tuesday, he was hosted by Jambo Radio of Scotland. “Your hospitality and love for Optiven Vision is just amazing,” he said as he appreciated Kenyans in UK and Scotland. Yesterday, he was expected to meet potential investors at Calabash African Restaurant Glasgow, Scotland. Tomorrow, the CEO and his team will be in London, in Reading on Saturday, at Oxford on Sunday, in Coventry on Monday next week and at Northampton on Tuesday.
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