The county government of Narok has announced an installation of a new sanitation system to serve the community.
The county collaborated with Megapipes to set up a new sanitary sewer network and treatment plant and employed the use of weholite technology which according to experts will last over a century without constant repairs and breakages.
The County had set aside a quarry near Narok town as a disposal area, but this was shut down in 2019 by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) after the quarry got full and was spilling into the adjacent Enkare Narok River.
The project, funded by African Development Bank (AIDB) and Kenyan Government is to be implemented through the Rift Valley Water Board (RVWSB) and utilised over 5km of Weholite HDPE Structured Wall Pipes.
Weholite brand
Weholite brand is synonymous around the world with quality, durability and flexibility. Weholite products are used extensively in the industry within storm and foul water management, marine applications, potable water applications, packaged pump stations, chambers and road culverts.
Eng. Ranjit Singh Rupra of Mangat I.B. Patel (MIBP) Limited, Consulting Engineers, who designed and managed the project says that the cost of installing the sewage system in Narok has been cheaper and took a very short time compared to using concrete pipes which are traditionally the materials of choice.
“One of the advantages of using Weholite rather than concrete or traditional materials is the major reduction in programme and cost due to the relative speed and ease of construction. You don’t have to use such large machines and therefore it is very cost-effective. With Weholite you save time and money when putting them into the ground,” Engineer Rupra said.
The company had also trained local workers from Narok for pipe jointing and welding of Weholite pipes which will be useful knowledge for subsequent projects in Kenya. Paul Njuguna Maina, the Assistant Resident Engineer – Narok Sewerage Project said the County should not only pride to be the first to use Weholite for its sewerage solution but will be an example for other Counties to follow.
“The cost and time spent on this stand out and other County Governments and even National Government should look into this solution as the future for sanitation, stormwater, and culverts for road construction,” says Maina.
