Kenya’s Water CS Alice Wahome is focused on resolving the water shortage crisis witnessed in various parts of Kenya through the development of long-term solutions. Water is essential hence its centerpiece position in economic and social development, that is its vitality to maintain health, grow food, generate energy, manage the environment, and create jobs remains incomparable.

CS Alice Wahome set out on discussions, in Cairo Egypt, with Egypt’s Water Minister Prof Hani Sewilam, and the Pan African Centre for Water and Climate Change Adaptation officials about an MoU between Kenya Water Institute and PACWA.

The Water CS remarked that Kenya is ready to partner with Egypt in accomplishing the milestone of acquiring new technology and methods of operation to improve skills taught in institutions enabling the learners in the sector to offer viable solutions.

Revealing that so far up to 2,800 Kenyan students have so far benefited from the exchange program between Kewi and other institutions in Egypt. A matter on which she emphasized that with the formalization of the partnership, more trainees will be favored as the program will be more robust.

Kenya facing water shortages in various counties, especially after the prolonged drought’s exposing of risks when it gets to water shortage, has embarked on reinforcing the sector to ensure such occurrences repeating are salvaged.

Kenya’s Water CS Alice Wahome while in Cairo Egypt, with Egypt’s Water Minister Prof Hani Sewilam and the Pan African Centre for Water and Climate Change Adaptation officials discussed and shared insights on technology and the essentiality of an MoU between Kenya Water Institute and PACWA.

The proposed MoU will delve much into the strengthening of collaboration in curriculum development, student exchange programs, and research initiatives, as well as a probable establishment of a constituent college for technical courses at Kewi.

The engagement had Kenya Water Institute chief executive officer Dr. Leiro Letangule and PACWA director Tarek ElSayed present at PACWA headquarters where insights were shared as the conversation is headed towards partnering to achieve more long-term solutions for water scarcity.

Based on National Irrigation Services Strategy, Kenya needs Sh389 billion over a period of five years to scale up irrigation in the country with an irrigation potential of an estimated 3,354,750 acres.

Following the reading of the budget for this fiscal year, the budgetary allocations will cover the cost of irrigation infrastructure development, water harvesting, and storage structures, sector capacity building, targeted support programs, and information management.