Relieve to residents as ENSDA launches two major water projects in Kajiado county; Women have a reason to smile.

Kajiado residents can now sigh with relief following the launch of water projects by Ewaso Ngiro South Development Authority (ENSDA).

More than 2000 households in the drought ravaged county will benefit from clean water after the commissioning of two water projects in the area on Saturday.

Speaking during the launch of the projects ENSDA CEO Mr. Sammy Naporos, said that the projects in Kajiado will help women who have been traveling for long distance in search of water.

“ENSDA is working under the Ministry of Devolution and Planning and it’s a good move by the government because the projects will solve the perennial water problems in Kajiado and will boost other investment activities, so far thousands of households and livestock are benefiting from the projects,” he said.

The projects built in the semi-arid Sub locations of  Kuku, Ltilal, and Olorika have started operating.

Kajiado South Mp Kato Ole Metito said he is closely working with ENSDA and other government authorises to mitigate the effects of prolonged drought in the semi-arid constituency.

He said the objective is to ensure area residents had access to safe and clean water for human consumption and their livestock.

“For many years women in the Kajiado rural areas especially Olorika and Kuku locations have been trekking for over 20 kilometers to fetch water, a trend which slowly changing with the launch of search projects”.

Mr Naporos urged the people to embrace the water projects since the boreholes were sustainable in terms of maintenance and operation costs adding that ENSDA will build more boreholes to help residents access clean water for both livestock and domestic use.

“Women in Kajiado had always spent a lot of time looking for water which they could have utilized on other activities to improve their livelihoods, these projects are a big relief for them."