The government plans to construct a second water pipeline at Mzima Springs in Taita-Taveta County, Water Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has said.
The pipeline is expected to draw over 100,000 cubic metres of water per day.
Ms Kariuki said the government will embark on implementation of the project as soon as the National Treasury completes reassessing the financing agreement with Exim Bank of China.
She said the Treasury is reassessing the document, which was sealed two years ago, to update the financial agreement due to the time lapse.
Ms Kariuki was speaking during a tour of Mzima Springs in the Tsavo National Park. The project was earlier quoted to cost Kes 35 billion.
The water project is expected to benefit Taita-Taveta, Kwale, Kilifi and Mombasa residents. Currently, Mzima One supplies 40,000 cubic meters of water per day. – Nation
