{
  "id": 9575331,
  "title": "Waterborne diseases in Kirinyaga drop by 63pc after Mwea water project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/waterborne-diseases-in-kirinyaga-drop-by-63pc-after-mwea-water-project",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:30:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/waterborne-diseases-in-kirinyaga-drop-by-63pc-after-mwea-water-project/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Waterborne diseases in Kirinyaga County have dropped by 63 percent following the completion of the Mwea-Makima Water Project, implemented by Governor Anne Waiguru. Residents of Mwea, who previously relied on irrigation canals for their daily water needs, now have access to clean water, reducing their exposure to water-borne illnesses such as typhoid, dysentery, and cholera. The Mwea-Makima project provides safe water to more than 30,000 people in over 7,500 households across various wards in Kirinyaga County. Governor Waiguru has implemented more than 200 water projects during her tenure, improving hygiene and sanitation in the county. The impact assessment of the Mwea-Makima Water Project revealed a significant decrease in diarrhoea cases from 19,061 in 2018/19 to 6,900 in 2025/26. The project has also improved hygiene and sanitation standards, benefiting both residents and institutions such as Alber School in Kutus.",
  "summary": "Water-borne diseases in Kirinyaga County has fallen by 63 per cent following the implementation of the Mwea-Makima Water Project by Governor Anne Waiguru. For years, residents of Mwea in Kirinyaga County were forced to draw water from irrigation canals running through the vast rice-growing scheme for drinking, cooking, washing and other household needs, exposing families […] The post Waterborne…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}