Mandera West warer master plan for 2040 unveiled

Mandera, Sunday , June 4, 2023

KNA by Adan Mohamed

Mandera County department of water services has developed a water resources master plan to increase supply and sanitation access in Mandera West Sub County. 

The master plan, upon which all water infrastructure expansion projects in the area have been anchored, targets to expand the piped water network and sewerage system in Takaba Town Mandera West Sub County by the year 2040. 

According to Deputy Country Representative UNICEF Mr. Mahboob Ahmed some Sh 4.3 billion will be needed to complete the project in Five Phases. 

Phase one of the Takaba Mandera West water plan will be done by rehabilitating and expanding existing water resources by the year 2029. 

Mandera Governor Mohamed Adan Khalif said water challenges facing Takaba town and other parts of Mandera County will end once phase 1 of the master plan is completed, adding, “lets support all the agencies once the project starts.”

Once the Phase 1 of the project is completed the population of Mandera Takaba town is set to increase from the current 32,000 to 87,000.

Mandera Sest was the hardest hit during the drought period experienced in the area for over five years. 

Courtesy ; K. N. A