{"id":13156,"date":"2025-07-03T09:50:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=13156"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:50:37","slug":"bid-to-expand-water-distribution-to-benefit-more-households-in-turbo-sub-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/bid-to-expand-water-distribution-to-benefit-more-households-in-turbo-sub-county","title":{"rendered":"BID TO EXPAND WATER DISTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT MORE HOUSEHOLDS IN TURBO SUB-COUNTY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of efforts to expand water distribution and reach more households under the <em><strong>Mache Biko Beko<\/strong><\/em> campaign, stakeholders on Wednesday visited Turbo Sub-County to engage with residents and inspect ongoing projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two projects currently under implementation include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Koitabut Water Project<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Scope of Works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Gravity pipeline<br>\u2022Distribution pipeline<br>\u2022Communal water points<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Murgor\/Kamulat Water Project<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Scope of Works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Desilting of the dam<br>\u2022Installation of a solar pumping system<br>\u2022Distribution pipeline<br>\u2022Communal water points<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The County Executive Committee Member for Environment, Water, Natural Resources, and Energy, Mr. Anthony Sitienei, accompanied by Sub-County Water Engineers Tabitha Kipnyango and Boaz Korellach, as well as Ward Administrator Vincent Sambai, engaged with residents who are set to benefit from these projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to ensure communities have reliable and equitable access to clean water.<\/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=\"13160\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0013-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0013-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0013-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0013.jpg 960w\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13159\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0012-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0012-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0012-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0012.jpg 960w\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13158\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0008-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0008-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0008-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0008.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cI urge the local committees to coordinate closely with our office to ensure all residents benefit from dependable water access,\u201d said Mr. Sitienei.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Engineer Boaz assured residents that the technical team is committed to delivering high-quality work that guarantees sustainability and sufficient water supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mzee Kosgei, a local elder, expressed his appreciation for Governor Bii\u2019s administration for prioritizing water access:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cWe are grateful to our Governor, who truly cares for his people. We can now open taps at home \u2014 no more long walks uphill to fetch water,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Water distribution remains a top priority under Governor Bii\u2019s leadership. Aligned with Nguzo Number 7, significant budget allocations have been made to implement more projects, including in the most remote areas of Uasin&nbsp;Gishu&nbsp;County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of efforts to expand water distribution and reach more households under the Mache Biko Beko campaign, stakeholders on Wednesday visited Turbo Sub-County to engage with residents and inspect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,507,7,50,8,546,126,835],"tags":[11,12,1241,1240,213,545,1242],"class_list":["post-13156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-news","category-deputy-governor","category-government","category-governors-office","category-latest-news","category-water-projects","category-water-irrigation-and-sanitation","category-water-irrigation-sanitation-energy-natural-resources-environment-and-climate-change","tag-development","tag-government","tag-koitabut-water-project","tag-murgor-kamulat-water-project","tag-nguzo-kumi-blueprint","tag-water-projects","tag-water-supply"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13156","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=13156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13162,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13156\/revisions\/13162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}