Ushiriki Wema, an economic empowerment foundation, has initiated a programme aimed at enabling communities to access clean and sustainable water across various parts of the country.
The programme focuses on providing sustainable and localized water by drilling and installing boreholes in institutions and targeted community areas.
Madam Tessie Musalia, chairperson of Ushiriki Wema and spouse of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, stated that the initiative is part of the foundation’s broader vision, which includes environmental conservation, health, and sanitation as key pillars of its sustainable programmes.
“Through this project we are focusing on actively contributing to climate resilience and the boreholes will be a critical source of water that will reduce dependency on external water supplies thus help mitigate the impact of water shortages caused by the ever-changing climate patterns.” Said Tessie
Ushiriki Wema, whose sole goal is to improve the well-being of the population, has launched this programme as part of its 2025 agenda at the Kenya Police Training College in Kiganjo, Nyeri County. The initiative is set to expand to other police institutions and targeted community areas.
Madam Tessie announced that the first phase will include the commissioning of boreholes at the National Police College, Embakasi A campus, the General Service Police Unit at Embakasi B campus, the General Service Police Unit Drive Camp along Outering Road, and the Utawala Academy in Embakasi, Nairobi County.
“This pioneer programme runs under the partnership between Ushiriki Wema, the National Police Service and Regner Fu Capital Group and by March 2026 we want to have achieved our target,” noted Madam Tessie Musalia.
“This is also in line with President William Ruto’s call to combat environmental degradation and climate change, and 2 years ago we went into an environmental tree planting and conservation partnership with the National police service to support the realization of 30% forest and tree cover by planting at least 15 billion trees by the year 2032 as directed by the President.” she added.
The chairperson emphasised that, in addition to supporting domestic use, the water will be utilised for nurturing trees and enhancing afforestation efforts through ongoing irrigation.
She made these remarks at Kiganjo Police Training College in Nyeri County, where 4,000 trees have already been planted under the “Kuzingatia Mazingira Yetu” initiative, alongside a further 11,000 indigenous and fruit trees planted across the country.
“What stands out is that there is dire need for water for both the population and environmental conservation. The natural water sources are not enough as some have been depleted. A humongous task arising from the financial obligations and technical aspects call for a collective effort and coordination from both donors, partners and the government.” noted Madam Tessie.
She mentioned that they are engaging experts to ensure that the rollout of the programme is seamless and that it achieves tangible, practical results.
“We are also banking on the good relationships with communities surrounding the police institutions in this first phase. We want the water to benefit a large population and the good will of the people will go a long way to also help us seek and get support from strategic development partners.” she explained.
Madam Tessie also called for stronger partnerships between the police and communities, stating that such collaboration would significantly contribute to building more resilient and sustainable progress in areas related to the environment, sanitation, and health.
