Residents of Faza in Lamu East want the county government to speed up the completion of the multimillion-shilling Vumbe Faza water project following delays in piping works. They lamented that is has taken too long to complete the water project, yet a lot of money has been spent. Reached for comment, Paul Kimani, the water director in Lamu county, said promised to give a briefing on the project. Abdalla said people still use rainwater because the piped water is too salty and does not solve their problem. Mwanasomo Athman expressed concern that they have relied on drink salty water for long and the problem might continue if the piped water is not desalinated.

Source: The Star October 04, 2020 18:56 UTC