At least 400 households in Yatta constituency are set to benefit from clean drinking water in the next 2 months. This is after the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) and her development partners, teamed up to distil and expand two dams in the area. The dams- Yamithi and Kaluluni- had been silted and damaged close to 3 years ago following heavy rains in the area. Once repair works are complete, the dams will be fenced and gabions built to prevent damages in future. The initiative has been well received by locals who expressed optimism that the projects will go a long way in alleviating the perennial water shortage in the area.
The two dams were identified following an extensive training programme of two locals under the ‘Ni Wajibu Wetu’ water project. Through civic education forums, the locals were also sensitized on public participation, thus enabling them to understand their role in the project. One of the potential beneficiaries, Sebatian Maingi launded the Council for enabling them realize their dream. “I am a happy person today! First for the trainings I received from NCCK on civic education but, secondly that my peoples’ dream to have access to water is about to be fulfilled in three months time,” said Maingi.
Meanwhile 92 trainers of trainers drawn from 20 wards have been trained in the last one month. The training that was facilitated by NCCK targets social auditing of government funded projects. The aim of the project is to support the audit team and the community to actively participate in auditing process of the funded project to ensure accountability in its implementation.
