CONSERVATION OF WATER IN NAMALENGA VILLAGE

Water problem has been a big problem in Namalenga village.These came to catch the eyes of the Community Based Organisation in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture.In this area people are living below the poverty line (below a dollar)thus water being the most essential basic need in the area.SINGI CBO came and conducted meetings with the Namalenga people to draw a solution on how to conserve the water which was initially constructed as an unfinished dam.People were drinking unsafe water from the dam.After several meetings have been conducted,some people dropped out on the way because it seemed to be a long process and it was taking a longer period surprisingly last year after the CBO writing proposals to different the Ministry of Agriculture /fisheries decided to reconstruct the dam and conserve the water in Namalengs village.People in this village are very happy because they are now drinking clean water the irrigation system is still on the process for tree planting along the dam.        

Location: NAMALENGA VILLAGE, KAKAMEGA, KENYA