A committee has been set up to spearhead a Sh1 billion project to deal with perennial floods in Narok.
The project will be undertaken by Narok County Government, Ewaso Ng’iro South Development Authority, Water Resource Management Authority, the National Youth Service and the Kenya Red Cross Society.
Making the announcement on Wednesday, Ewaso Ng’iro authority board chairman George Wambugu said they would raise money and compensate developers who have built along the water ways and repair the drainage system.
They will divert rivers and build dykes and drainages. “We will also build multi-purpose dams in the long run,” he said.
Speaking after chairing an executive board meeting at the authority’s headquarters in Narok town, Mr Wambugu said technical maps had been done and was waiting approval.
This will save thousands of people from the floods and make Narok town safe for investors. Mr Wambugu said the authority was not to blame for the construction of a dam that burst its banks, causing the recent floods in Narok town that killed 15 people.
Narok Governor Samuel Tunai said the government projects were within its
developments plan. “The government will not be deterred by negative talk by leaders as such talk is aimed at achieving a personal agenda,” Mr Tunai said.
Some of the building along the waterways would be demolished and owners compensated, Mr Tunai said.
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