WHY MUWASCO TECHNICAL TEAM SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS WARRIORS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID 19

By Allan Wanjiku

Some Muwasco staff repairing the main pipe destroyed by a landslide at Kamaguta area

Even as government continues in its fight against Covid-19, a special group of technical staff at Muranga Water and Sanitation Company (Muwasco) has offered themselves to ensure steady supply of water which is an integral commodity in taming the pandemic.

Immediately after a landslide occurred at Kamaguta area destroying a main pipe that takes raw water to Muranga town and its environs, Muwasco Managing Director Engineer Daniel Nganga dispatched a team as team of dedicated staff to repair the pipe and after accessing the damage, they would have taken a week to repair it.

The main pipe destroyed by the landslide terminating the supply of water to Muranga town and its environs

However, with zeal determination and passion, the officers agreed that they would camp at the site and only come out after the work was done, they repaired the pipe for 24 hours, enduring the rain, hunger, cold while most of us reading this story were caressing our lovers probably due to the heavy rains during the night.

With rumbling stomachs as there was nowhere to buy food due to curfew, the team spared no efforts to ensure the main pipe has been repaired to ensure smooth supply of water without interruption as water was the only known remedy for combating the coronavirus pandemic.

“My officers agreed that they would spare no effort until the main pipe was repaired, it was not a walk in the park but we managed it after a whole night, all of us know the importance of water especially during this period and that is the spirit that informed us to forego resting with our families in our homes,” Engineer Nganga said.

Muwasco has been the leading water service provider from across the country with several water companies visiting the water firm to benchmark on how to connect water to household and how to avoid water wastage.

Its Managing Director as been serving as the Water Service Providers Association Chairperson and through his reign, the association has received accolades from the top government officials due to its efforts in sanitation and water connections.

Muranga Water and Sanitation Company (Muwasco) Managing Director Daniel Ng'ang'a (clapping) when visitors planted a tree at Muwasco offices in a past function. The visitors had visited the water firm to learn about the non revenue water. PHOTO BY KK PICTURE DESK