Kenya’s drought mitigation mea-
sures got a major boost after the
Government of Japan, through the
Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) donated brand new
high-capacity water trucks worth
Ksh. 26 million.
This follows last year’s request by
the National Drought Management
Authority (NDMA) to JICA to sup-
port the country’s capacity to re-
spond effectively to the water needs
of communities affected by drought.
East African Community, the Arid
and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) &
Regional Development CS Rebecca
Miano has termed the donation a sig-
nificant addition to NDMA’s water
response fleet of trucks and a wel-
come boost to the country’s drought
response capacity.
“Access to safe and sufficient wa-
ter is a big challenge in our arid and
semi-arid regions, especially when
drought strikes. Water trucking be-
comes the option of choice to fall
back on when droughts happen,”
noted CS Miano when she flagged
off the water trucks in Nairobi Fri-
day.
“The water trucks will serve some
of the counties that suffer the sever-
est water stress during droughts.”
East African Community, the Arid
and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) &
Regional Development CS Rebecca
Miano has termed the donation a sig-
nificant addition to NDMA’s water
response fleet of trucks and a wel-
come boost to the country’s drought
response capacity.
“Access to safe and sufficient wa-
ter is a big challenge in our arid and
semi-arid regions, especially when
drought strikes. Water trucking be-
comes the option of choice to fall
back on when droughts happen,”
noted CS Miano when she flagged
off the water trucks in Nairobi Fri-
day.
“The water trucks will serve some
of the counties that suffer the sever-
est water stress during droughts.