[Photo by Sammy Omingo/Standard]All springs in Kisii town have fecal contamination and are safe for drinking only after boiling or treatment, a public health official has said. County Public Health Officer Melitus Kabari said laboratory analysis shows that all springs in the town have particles from toilets. At the Suneka Sewage Treatment Plant that was built in 1995, about 2,500 cubic metres of sewage is treated a day. ALSO READ: Coffee factories face closure over environmental pollutionMr Onkoba said a Sh2.6 billion loan had been acquired to expand the main Kegati water treatment plant. For 40 years, no expansion plan has been undertaken to improve the Kegati water pump to cope with rising demand.

Source: Standard Digital January 22, 2018 07:30 UTC