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KIWASCO MARKS WORLD RIVERS DAY

Photo File: the Procession during World Rivers Day

Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company to-

gether with other stakeholders in Kisumu joined the world in marking the World Rivers day by cleaning River Auji/Wigwa which drains into Lake Victoria. World rivers day is marked on the fourth Sunday of September every year and aims at promoting the active involvement of citizens in ensuring proper health of rivers in the years ahead. River Auji/Wagwa is majorly affected by pollution from domestic waste disposal along the for a functional and healthy ecosystem. “It’s no secret that the natural future of this Country, particularly Kisumu County, desperately needs to be safeguarded, especially now that climate change is already wreaking havoc on our natural environment. It is through our concerted effort that we will be able to preserve resources like rivers for the future generation. Let’s reduce human harm to the environment and support the natural world as much as we can” he concluded.

We had over 150 stakeholders turning up and engaging in the clean-up. The stakeholders who supported the clean-up exercise were Red Cross Society of Kenya, Mayfair Holdings, National Youth Service (NYS), Dunga CBO, Khetias Supermarket, Equator Bottlers, County Government of Kisumu,

banks which not only threaten the health of the residents, but also affects the quality of water abstracted for treatment. KIWASCO’s

Chief Engineer Technical Services Eng. Moses Jura urged the locals and stakeholders present to champion for environmental conservation