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Rehabilitating boreholes in Kenya
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Rehabilitating boreholes in Kenya
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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The Masai tribe in Kenya is increasingly facing problems with water resources. For a tribe who earn their living from cattle, water is essential. A recent survey from the Arid and Semi-Arid Land Development Ministry (ASAL) in the Kajiado district in Kenya showed that over 60% of the 400 boreholes in the regions were no functioning. A new borehole and pump costs 2 million Kenyan shillings but i mechanical overhaul of an existing pump can be done for 40,00 shillings. The first engines are being overhauled by a GTZ-suported workshop within the Ministry of Water. Artisans in the workshop train on defunct engines. Another goal of the project. to create a long-term maintenance facility which will continue to function when AMREF support is withdrawn. The repair of the boreholes has immediate impact on the Masai community as a reliable source of water is restored. It also helps toreduce the spread of overgrazed areas due to too many cattle being concentrated in one place. IRC Newsletter, PO Box 93190, 2509 AD The Hague, THE NETHERLANDS The Masai tribe in Kenya is increasingly facing problems with water resources. For a tribe who earn their living from cattle, water is essential. A recent survey from the Arid and Semi-Arid Land Development Ministry (ASAL) in the Kajiado district... |
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2014-10-08T13:41:30Z
2014-10-08T13:41:30Z 1993 |
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News Item
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CTA. 1993. Rehabilitating boreholes in Kenya. Spore 43. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45915 |
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en
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Spore, Spore 43
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CTA
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Spore
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