The Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company (ELDOWAS) has announced a three-day interruption of water supply in several parts of Eldoret and its environs.
In a notice on Tuesday, August 25, ELDOWAS said the interruption is meant to allow for essential routine maintenance at the Chebara Treatment Plant.
The interruption will begin on Tuesday, September 1 at 9:00 a.m. and is expected to continue until Thursday, September 3 at 9:00 p.m.
According to ELDOWAS, the disruption will affect several residential estates, institutions, businesses and customers served through the Chebara-Eldoret Pipeline.
The affected areas include Kimumu, the University of Eldoret and their environs, as well as Marakwet Farm, Kapchumba, the upper parts of Maili-nne and surrounding areas.
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Other affected areas are Munyaka, Kapsoya, Action Estates and their environs, together with Rift Valley Bottlers, Bio-Corn and surrounding areas.
ELDOWAS also listed Upper Elgon View, Eldoret Polytechnic, Annex, Langas, Racecourse, Kapseret and their environs among the areas that will experience the interruption.
The water company further identified Chepkanga, Marura, Kamukunji, Mwanzo, Old Uganda Road and their environs as affected areas.
"During this period, the water bowser services will also be unavailable; however, the other water treatment plants will remain operational to ensure the continuity of water supply to unaffected areas," the notice read.
Elsewhere, this comes weeks after the government unveiled plans to implement emergency flood control works in the Baringo-Bogoria Basin amid rising water levels.
In a statement on Tuesday, August 18, Defence Principal Secretary Patrick Mariru said the proposed interventions are expected to support the development of irrigation downstream, with the government targeting the irrigation of at least 100,000 acres in Tiaty and surrounding areas.
"This afternoon, I co-chaired a technical review meeting at Maji House alongside the Principal Secretary for Irrigation, Ephantus Kimotho, to assess progress in the plans for the proposed Emergency Flood Control Works for the Baringo-Bogoria Basin. And the opportunity this challenge presents for irrigating not less than 100,000 acres downstream in Tiaty and beyond," he wrote.
According to Mariru, the meeting followed a joint government site visit to Lakes Baringo and Bogoria, where officials assessed the impact of the rising water levels, the extent of flooding and the risks facing communities, infrastructure and the environment.
He said the assessment also considered the possibility of the two lakes eventually merging as water levels continue to rise.
"The meeting follows our recent joint site visit to Lakes Baringo and Bogoria, where we assessed the effects of the rising water levels, the extent of flooding and the risks posed to communities, infrastructure and the environment, including the possibility of the two lakes eventually merging," he added.
Mariru said the government has received a report based on detailed field investigations, alongside a proposed workplan that will guide implementation of the planned interventions.
The report contains technical proposals developed from topographical and hydrological surveys, geotechnical assessments and conceptual engineering designs, which will inform measures to address the rising water levels and flooding.
"We received a comprehensive report based on detailed field investigations, together with a proposed workplan to guide the implementation of the planned interventions," he explained.
