Relief for residents as Coast Development Authority rolls out water project in Garissa

The Coast Development Authority (CDA) has launched the construction of three water pans in Kaltum, Gure and Hiribei, at a combined cost of Sh90 million, to address chronic water shortages in Fafi Constituency, Garissa County.

The Kaltum and Gure pans, each with a capacity of 20,000 m³, will cost Sh20 million, while the larger Hiribei pan, with a capacity of 80,000 m³, is valued at Sh50 million.

According to CDA Chairman Mzee Mwinyi, the projects are part of a broader drought-mitigation programme, with eight such facilities expected to be completed by the end of the year.

He noted that the earlier Sh142 million Galma Gala dam had already spurred economic growth across the vast constituency.

Acting Managing Director Dr Mwanasiti Bendera emphasised that the new pans will significantly improve access to safe and sufficient water for both people and livestock, greatly reducing reliance on costly weekly water trucking.

Local leaders, including Fafi MP Salah Yakub and CDF Chairman Abdirahman Ibrahim, welcomed the initiative as a major relief for the arid region.

Abdirahman also urged the government to reconsider plans to dissolve Regional Development Authorities, stressing their crucial role in grassroots development under the Bottom-Up Economic Model.

Abdirahman Yussuf, a youth leader in Galmagala, also praised the project, saying it would end the persistent water crisis in the region.

"The prayers of the community, particularly women who have had to trek long distances to fetch water, would finally be answered."

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