SITE Enterprise Promotion with other officials during the
launch of water project. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO
Residents of Bula Asli village in Madogoo sub-county have received a major boost after a non-governmental organisation commissioned a water project that will bring clean water closer to their homes and support livestock farming.
The project, which will benefit more than 1,500 households, is expected to transform livelihoods in the area by easing access to water while strengthening the camel milk value chain.
Speaking during the launch, SITE Enterprise Promotion programme manager Elizabeth Katuba said the initiative was born out of a request from the community, which had long struggled with accessing water due to the vast distances involved.
“We had a lengthy discussion with the community, who requested to have water projects as a result of distance, with the area Chief, they formed a committee, and that is how this project came into being,” she said.
The project involves the rehabilitation of water points from Mulanjo borehole to Bula Asli village, extension of the water piping system, construction of water tanks and water troughs, as well as drawing points for domestic use.
Katuba said the organisation has been working closely with camel owners, herders, milk transporters, traders and consumers to strengthen the camel milk value chain and build resilience among pastoralist communities frequently affected by drought.
She said the project will help ensure camel owners derive value from clean milk production while also addressing persistent water shortages.
Residents welcomed the intervention, saying they previously had to walk for more than two kilometres to fetch water.
They said the new project will significantly reduce that burden by bringing water closer to households.
The project was officially handed over to Madogoo Assistant County Commissioner Marvine Shimekha in the presence of Madogoo ward administrator Alamin Bare, Tana North Water site engineer Ismail Ali Mohamed and other officials.
Shimekha urged residents to take ownership of the project and ensure it is properly maintained, noting that the area faces severe water challenges.
She also highlighted the disproportionate burden women bear in searching for water and called for their inclusion in community water management committees.
Ward administrator Alamin Bare praised the initiative and appealed to the organisation to replicate similar projects in other villages, saying water scarcity remains a widespread challenge across the region.
Madogo assistant county Commissioner Marvine Shimekha
with Programme Manager SITE enterprise Promotion and other officials during the
launch of water project at Asli Village in Madogo./STEPHEN ASTARIKO/STEPHEN
ASTARIKO
Residents of Bula Asli village line up to
fetch water. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO
SITE Enterprise Promotion with other officials during the
launch of water project. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO
