EABL Foundation Brings Sanitation To Muthurwa Market
8th May 2008…EABL Foundation will spend Kshs 5 Million for the construction of an ablution block at the Muthurwa Market and Bus Terminus.
The block will serve over 100,000 people working and passing through the market and bus terminus everyday.
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| The EABL Group Managing Director, Mr.Gerald Mahinda (left), Mr.Stuart Fletcher, President Diageo International (second left), Nairobi Mayor Godfrey Majiwa (second right) and Nairobi PC J. Waweru during the ground breaking ceremony of the ablution block at the Muthurwa market. The EABL Foundation will oversee the construction of toilets, shower rooms and water points at the city market at a cost of sh5 million. It is estimated that 100,000 people will have access to this facility everyday. |
Statistics from the Institute of Economic Affairs show that Kenya is one of 8.3% countries in world that have poor access to clean water and sanitation. Those living and working in informal settlements are especially affected by the water and sanitation problem.
Limited job opportunities have led to many people getting into the hawking business. To deal with it, Local Government through Nairobi City Council designated an area where the hawkers would sell their wares without encroaching the city streets and in December 2007, HE President Mwai Kibaki opened the Kshs 700 million Muthurwa hawkers market
While the Nairobi City Council has done its best to deal with sanitation issues in the market, the number of people accessing the market and its surrounding areas are too many to be served by the 3 public toilets available.
These public toilets are managed by the Nairobi Business District Association and serve the market, the bus terminus and the adjacent Machakos bus terminus.
With sponsorship from the EABL Foundation, Maji na Ufanisi will put up a modern ablution block to complement what is already existing. The facility will include toilets, wash areas, bath areas and water kiosks. The designs have also taken into consideration the needs of the physically disabled.
“Rural urban migration is on the rise and urban centers are unable to cope with increasing demand for water and sanitation solutions. We have decided that 2008 being the year of sanitation we would support several water and sanitation projects in urban areas. So far we have projects in |
