To make clean water more accessible to the local communities while at the same time conserving and protecting water springs and water catchment areas in Bomet and Kericho counties, we have invested in and supported a number of water projects. These include the Baraka (Konoin Sub-County), Seretut (Belgut Sub-County), Kipchobos (Konoin Sub-County), Chepinyonyoi (Ainamoi Sub-County), and Mosore (Bureti Sub-County) water springs. The feasibility study for the sixth water project is currently in progress. The five commissioned water projects directly benefit approximately 1,200 households and their livestock, as well as 100,000 individuals indirectly, which includes nearby primary and secondary schools and dispensaries. Over Ksh.20 million was spent in the construction of the projects.
Activities undertaken at the springs included complete construction of the spring protection works; construction of cattle troughs, community water collection points and fencing; planting of indigenous tree seedlings around the spring catchment area; use of solar panels to pump water to accessible locations with little or no ecosystem interference (at Baraka and Chepinyonyoi spring and water projects): and training of spring management committee on maintenance of the spring. A series of community sensitization meetings were also undertaken in close consultations with the local WRA and the area administration.