Mandera has taken steps to address the County's perennial water crisis.

The County Department of Water Services has created a master plan to ensure universal primary access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.

The master plan, the foundation for all water infrastructure expansion projects in the area, aims to expand the piped water network and sewerage system in Takaba Town Mandera West sub-county by 2040.

According to UNICEF's Deputy Country Representative, Mr Mahboob Ahmed, Ksh8.58 billion would be required to complete the project, which will be completed in five phases.


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By 2029, phase one of the Takaba Mandera West water plan will be completed by restoring and expanding existing water resources.

According to Mandera Governor Mohamed Adan Khalif, water issues confronting Takaba town and other parts of Mandera County would stop after phase one of the project is completed, increasing Takaba town's population from 32000 to 87000.

For the past five years, Mandera West has been the hardest afflicted by drought.