Ruto commissions the Ithanga Irrigation and Water Project in Murang'a County

The Star Kenya

President William Ruto accompanied by his deputy and other leaders led the commissioning of the Ithanga Irrigation and Water Project in Murang'a County.

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00:00 [ Background noise ]

00:28 >> Engineer.

00:29 >> Your Excellency, we, it is done in three phases.

00:33 Phase one, phase two, and phase three is funded by the government of Kenya

00:39 and the Belgium Development Corporation under the Minister of Water.

00:43 And the total cost for this project is approximately 3.6 billion.

00:48 And the project scope is that we have river intake works along the river.

00:57 And we shall do a total of 423 kilometers of distribution pipeline within Idanga region.

01:04 Then from there we have the treated water distribution pipeline, which is about 40 kilometers

01:11 up to where we, the distribution pipeline takes the water and this is the location of,

01:19 this is the Idanga where we are.

01:21 And we've done various distributions to various elevated sections.

01:27 Through pumping.

01:28 [ Foreign Language ]

01:31 [ Music ]

01:43 [ Foreign Language ]

01:51 [ Background noise ]

02:13 >> Yes, sir.

02:15 >> Let's appreciate his excellency.

02:23 [ Foreign Language ]

02:26 [ Applause ]

02:35 [ Foreign Language ]

03:04 >> I'm very, very, very happy.

03:07 >> Yes.

03:07 >> Because ever since I was born in this place, we've never experienced water this close,

03:15 especially fresh water.

03:16 I'm so happy.

03:18 >> Yes.

03:18 >> Indeed, you have fulfilled your promise.

03:21 Yeah.

03:22 >> That's why I came in person.

03:24 >> Thank you and you are so, we are very welcome.

03:27 We invite you again here.

03:28 Yeah.

03:29 [ Foreign Language ]

03:40 >> I'm from Southeastern Kenya University, but I'm here to graduate,

03:45 but I'm done with the university studies and I'm happy to meet you in person.

03:49 >> Thank you.

03:50 Thank you very much.

03:51 [ Background noise ]

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