The water scheme, valued at 500 million Shillings mainly targets the community around River Kyambura, who were exposed to poor quality water due to silting. The community previously shared water sources with animals.
Lawrence Ongwara, the District Community Development Officer of Kotido says that many girls have ended up with unwanted pregnancies and HIV as they struggle to make ends meet in different places.
Although the sunken area was assumed to bare a culvert which was thought to have been washed away or damaged, engineers at the end scene who have excavated within the hole and sideways note that have failed to trace the culverts.
