[PHOTOS] Ruto presides over groundbreaking ceremony of Malava water project

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Ruto noted that the project has a daily supply capacity of 1.2 million litres a day and will serve more than a 100,000 people in different regions.
These are in Chemuche, East Kabras, South Kabras, Shirugu Mugai, Butali Chegulo and Manda Shivaga.

by SHARON MWENDE

17 August 2024 - 14:41

President William Ruto driving an excavator during the groundbreaking Ceremony for Malava Cluster water supply Project in Kakamega County on August 17, 2024.
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President William Ruto on Saturday lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the Malava cluster water supply project Lot III, in Namanja, Kakamega County.

Ruto noted that the project has a daily supply capacity of 1.2 million litres a day and will serve more than a 100,000 people in different regions.

The areas to be served include Chemuche, East Kabras, South Kabras, Shirugu Mugai, Butali Chegulo and Manda Shivaga.

President William Ruto during the groundbreaking ceremony for Malava Cluster water supply Project in Kakamega County on August 17, 2024.
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The project is worth Sh2 billion.

"We will leave no one behind in our quest to provide sufficient and safe water for households," the President said.

Ruto was accompanied by Cabinet Secretary for Water Eric Muuga and Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa.

The Kakamega visit comes days after Ruto appointed former county governor Wycliffe Oparanya the CS for Cooperatives.

President William Ruto driving an excavator during the groundbreaking Ceremony for Malava Cluster water supply Project in Kakamega County on August 17, 2024.
Image: PCS

President William Ruto with Water CS Eric Muuga and residents during the groundbreaking ceremony for Malava Cluster water supply Project in Kakamega County on August 17, 2024.
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President William Ruto with Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa during the groundbreaking ceremony for Malava Cluster water supply Project in Kakamega County on August 17, 2024.
Image: PCS