Homa Bay Sewerage Plant set for a Sh 215m Facelift The long awaited rehabilitation of the Homa bay Sewerage Treatment plant has finally started. The 49 year old worn-out facility which has been the main culprit in the pollution of Lake Victoria is being given a face lift at a cost of Sh 215 million in a joint venture between the County Government, the World Bank, the National Government and the Lake Victoria Environment Management Project (LVEMP II). Work on the sewerage project started officially on Thursday, July 10, during a ceremony presided over by a senior official from the Ministry of water in Nairobi, Mr Ben Mogambi and Homa bay Deputy governor Hamilton Orata who stood in for Governor Cyprian Awiti. Mr Mogambi and LVEMP II National coordinator, Ms Francisca Owuor said the rehabilitation works will take Five months. It will involve total overhaul of the treatment plant which lies along Lake Victoria in Homa bay town. The contractor will undertake massive mechanical works on the derelict plant, revive the machines, rehabilitate the dis- used buildings and fix the vandalized man- holes in the town. The works will also involve the construction of a 12km sewe line in the town and its environs and fence the plant area. Mr Orata thanked the World bank for funding the project and said it will be a boost to the County’s environmental management program. “We are grateful this project has finally taken off. We expect the contractor to do a good job within the specified five months. As a government we will not take over the project unless it is professionally done,” said Mr Orata. He added: The Homa Bay Sewerage treatment plant has been in poor shape for a long time and is one of the projects that have given us sleepless nights. The plant was built in 1965 and has been in dire need of repair. Mr Orata said the poor state of this treatment plant has put the lives of many people in danger because it has been the main culprit in the pollution of Lake Victoria which is the major source of water in this County. “The plant was designed to cater for a very small population. The Town has since expanded, making it almost impossible for it to handle the massive tons of effluent and urban run-off,” said the Deputy Governor.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:45:06 +0000
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