ELDOWAS Organizes Linda Maji Mtaani Cycling for Water Race

By Sylvia Maloba

Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company (ELDOWAS) Organized Critical Mass dubbed ‘Linda Maji Mtaani Cycling for Water’

Speaking to the press Eldowas Managing Director Peter Kibet Arap Biwott, this is in a move to sensitize the public on the dangers of stealing water.

“We have organized Critical Mass dubbed ‘Linda Maji Mtaani Cycling for Water, its one of our initiative where we are sensitizing residents of Uasin Gishu that is important to Linda Maji Mtaani since we have scarce water a very precious commodity that we need to protect,” said the Eldowas MD while speaking to the press.

The event attracted over 150 cyclists from Eldoret and Nairobi.

“This is also to urge youths to be as our watchdog to be part of Linda Maji Mtaani where they report any person stealing water and we promise that we will take stern actions against them,” he added.

They cycled 40 kilometers around Eldoret town.

“We are going to focus on educating our customers, on why we have Linda Mtaani when using water in the kitchen while showering, washing clothes also when you see pipes that have burst or any leakages you inform us, or illegal connection inform us to take actions,” he said.

He says they have four cases in court for illegal connection.

Biwot said that the Kipkaren River Water project will be completed in June.
“Once it’s complete it will provide 20 million litres of water per day in Eldoret, 7 Million liters to Nandi County thus the issue of water shortage will be sorted up to 2024,” he said.

“Two Rivers Danm project once it’s done in the next two years water issues in Eldoret will be a thing of the past up to 2030,” he added.

He further revealed that the National government is helping the company to put up a sewer line of up to 47 kilometers across the Eldoret town which will help move sewer connectivity to 60 percent and we will receive more to be a city in the next one year as a result of that.