Today, at my office in Maji House, Nairobi, I hosted Dr. (Geol) Okoth Owuor, Project Coordinator for the Horn of Africa Groundwater for Resilience (HoAGW4R) Programme. He provided an update on the project’s progress in Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, and Garissa Counties. Construction works for Batch I sites are ongoing in Turkana, Marsabit, and Wajir Counties, site handover is being finalized in Mandera County, and advertisement for works in Garissa County will be done soon. Procurement of exploratory boreholes by the Water Resources Authority (WRA) is in progress, and the Ministry has received inception reports for the Groundwater strategy, guidelines and regulations, as well as the Transboundary Water Policy.
The project is expected to provide over 700,000 people in these drought-prone counties with access to clean and safe water, while enhancing sustainable groundwater management and building resilience against climate change.
I also hosted Mr. Job Chirchir, Chairman of the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB), and Acting Chief Executive Officer Mr. Richard Cheruiyot. We discussed WASREB’s core mandate, the challenges facing the Board, and strategies to improve service delivery in the water sector.
WASREB remains a key regulator, working to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in water and sanitation services in line with the human right to water and sanitation.
At 18, she has choices.
At 18, you have nothing.
At 25, she looks for love.
At 25, you're chasing goals.
At 30, she slows down.
At 30, you're just getting started.
Dear son,
A woman's life starts at 18. A man's life starts at 30. A woman is born with value. A man is born with no value. She has to protect her value. You have to build your value.
I didn't make the rules, Nature did.