WATER AND SANITATION UPDATE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nEvery year, preventable waterborne illnesses claim the lives of millions of Kenyans.<\/p>\n
Through partnerships with corporates, central and county governments, KenGen has contributed towards addressing Kenya\u2019s water challenges.\u00a0 The distribution of drums, tanks, and waste bins to households and institutions has resulted in a 30% decrease in diarrheal diseases and a significant improvement in community hygiene behavior.\u00a0 The following programs have been implemented:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The Mbeere water project in partnership with the county of Embu<\/strong><\/p>\nImpact: <\/strong>6,000 locals benefited from the water project which included the construction of an intake weir, sedimentation basin, and infield system.<\/p>\nSondu water harvesting and storage tank distribution<\/strong><\/p>\nImpact: <\/strong>70 -1,000 Liter tanks distributed to community household members in the Sondu area.<\/p>\nOlkaria water harvesting and storage tank distribution <\/strong><\/p>\nImpact: <\/strong>300 – 1000 Liter water tanks distributed to different institutions (including schools, police stations, and health centers).<\/p>\nOlkaria – Suswa<\/strong><\/p>\nImpact: <\/strong>Suswa distribution of drums 160 – 210 Liter and 30 eco \u2013 jikos<\/p>\nOlkaria \u2013 Kwa Muhia waste bins were donated to a community neighbouring Olkaria namely Kwa Muhia in partnership with a CBO, Kwa Muhia<\/strong> Environmental Group (KMEG).<\/strong><\/p>\nImpact: <\/strong>198 waste bins clearly labeled and color-coded waste bins distributed and awareness done to enable the community to segregate the waste and have better waste management including being able to recycle the recyclable waste.<\/p>\nNgong, Kipevu & Eastern Hydros \u2013 Ablution blocks at PCEA Kimuka Girls in Ngong, Amani Primary in Mombasa, Kanzinwa Primary in Kitui, and Kaseve Primary in Machakos. <\/strong><\/p>\nImpact:<\/strong>Promoted good hygiene practices, improved sanitation conditions for over 3000 students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17010"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17010"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17168,"href":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17010\/revisions\/17168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}