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Construction works at the Siyoi-Muruny Dam in West Pokot. [Courtesy]
For many Kenyans, especially those living in urban centres, access to clean water is often taken for granted. You open your tap and water flows. But in some parts of our country, water remains a daily struggle characterised by many things such as a long walk, an unreliable source, a missed school day, a failed harvest or a stalled business opportunity.
This is what the people of West Pokot encounter on a near daily basis and this is why the Siyoi-Muruny Dam project is extremely important to them. Its revival earlier this year signalled another chance of hope and shared prosperity for both rural and urban folks.
But you may ask, why a dam? A dam is never just a dam. It is a measure of a nation’s ability to deliver diginity, opportunity and resilience. Too often, public debate around infrastructure focuses only on cost, timelines and politics. While accountability is important, we must also understand what such projects truly represent.
