As the World marked World Water Day on Tuesday, 22nd March it was noted that still two billion people in the world still do not have access to clean water.
While marking the event at Lunyinya primary school in Malava Constituency in Kakamega County, the Regional Director for the Western Water and Sanitation Forum (WEWASAF) Mr. Humphrey Buradi said that it is time that the world embraces the use of ground water to aid watering their activities since the weather pattern has changed.
“As climate change gets worse, ground water will become more and more critical,” posed Buradi.
He said that still over two billion people cannot access clean water despite water being a human right under chapter four article 43,1 (d).
“Every human being has the right to access clean water regardless of their of race, gender, economic status or culture,” he added.
“But even as the world marks this day, Kakamega residents are suffering since the county government has not done enough to ensure there is enough clean water in every household,” he stated
David Kivishi, an MCA aspirant for the Manda Shivanga ward said that Malava residents lack water and are forced to use stream water despite Governor Wycliffe Oparanya having launched a very big water project in Khwisero Constituency some times back.
World Water Day is held on 22 March every year since 1993 and it focuses on the importance of freshwater. The theme for 2022 was “Groundwater, making the invisible visible“
