{"id":12333,"date":"2025-03-11T14:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=12333"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:36:32","slug":"uasin-gishu-steps-up-water-access-with-kapteldet-chepchabai-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/uasin-gishu-steps-up-water-access-with-kapteldet-chepchabai-projects","title":{"rendered":"UASIN GISHU STEPS UP WATER ACCESS WITH KAPTELDET, CHEPCHABAI PROJECTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u200eUasin Gishu County Government has handed over two major water projects\u2014Kapteldet and Chepchabai\u2014to contractors, paving the way for improved water supply in the region.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eThe Kapteldet Water Project will involve pump installation, a solar-powered pumping unit, construction of a 24-cubic-meter elevated pressed steel tank, and a 9-kilometer distribution pipeline. The Chepchabai Water Project includes spring protection, a suction sump, a solar pumping system, a rising main pipeline, and a 7-kilometer distribution pipeline.<br>\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12336\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"12335\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.49-AM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.49-AM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.49-AM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.49-AM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.49-AM-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.49-AM.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"12334\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-11-at-7.38.48-AM.jpeg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u200eDuring the handover, Engineer Bob Busungu, Area MCA Hon. Kebenei, and Ward Administrator Kurgat emphasized the county\u2019s commitment to ensuring timely completion. MCA Kebenei assured residents that the contractor would deliver quality work within schedule, benefiting hospitals, schools, and the surrounding community.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eFor residents like Mzee Jonah Tanui, the project marks the end of a long wait. \u201cWe are lucky that a promise we have waited for so long has finally been fulfilled. We will now access clean water,\u201d he said.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eThe initiative aligns with Nguzo 7, Governor Jonathan Bii\u2019s strategy to enhance water accessibility, environmental conservation, and sustainable resource management. As water demand rises, the county remains focused on delivering clean, safe, and affordable water solutions to its residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200eUasin Gishu County Government has handed over two major water projects\u2014Kapteldet and Chepchabai\u2014to contractors, paving the way for improved water supply in the region.\u200e\u200eThe Kapteldet Water Project will involve pump [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,3,8],"tags":[11,12],"class_list":["post-12333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-235","category-city-news","category-latest-news","tag-development","tag-government"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12333"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12338,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12333\/revisions\/12338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}