Kenya - Rift Valley Water Supply & Sanitation

Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city is a major industrial and tourist centre. However, water supply problems have impacted negatively on the livelihoods of the residents resulting in scaling down and relocation of some industries. The GoK thus requested the Bank Group to fund a feasibility study for a medium term project for water supply and sanitation and a prefeasibility study for long term interventions. The mid-term project was approved in July 2004 and seeks to improve water supply and sanitation services in urban, peri urban and rural communities under the Rift Valley Water Services Board's jurisdiction.