Uhuru unveils water storage plan

A boy quenches his thirst. The Government is seeking to supply safe piped water to nine million people by 2022. [File, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday unveiled Government plans to implement the strategic water storage programme that will increase the number of Kenyans connected to safe piped water by nine million by 2022.

The President said the countrywide programme would additionally increase the proportion of households with access to safe drinking water from 60 to 80 per cent in the next five years, with a special focus on informal settlements and arid areas.