The World Bank together with the French Development Agency have injected Sh7.1 billion for rehabilitation of water systems in the Coast region. Most of the region has been experiencing sanitation and water hitches for sometime due to worn out pipes some of which are said to have been in use for over fifty years now.
The money injected through the Coastal Water Services Board is part of the USD150 Million allocated for water and sanitation projects in the country by the bank. The funds will see the rehabilitation of Mzima,Marere and Baricho water sources and also the improvement of existing water and sanitation services in the region. The rehabilitation works include the 26KM Mzima pipeline which will have new steel pipes installed.
The ongoing works are said to be the cause of the recent water scarcity in Taita-Taveta, Kwale, Kilifi and Mombasa.However, rehabilitation of the main Mzima pipeline is almost complete. Upon completion of all works, water supply to the residents will increase from 58million litres to 80 million litres a day.
The World Bank has greatly supported the country’s Vision 2030 its largest commitment being to the infrastructure namely; energy, water and telecommunications. Other areas of investment include agriculture and rural development.
The bank has poured out billions of shillings in projects most of which are ongoing while some are still in processing stage. The funding is being done through the government of Kenya and different projects are receiving different amounts. The conditions also differ for the different projects.
Some of the projects being funded by the World Bank include; Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project, Natural Resource Management Project, Development Learning Centre ,Institutional Reform and Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project ,Kenya Electricity Expansion Project among others.
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