Water CS nominee Eric Muriithi explains ambitious plan for ministry

By , August 2, 2024

Water Cabinet Secretary (CS) nominee Eric Muriithi has listed his ambitions for the country should his nomination be approved by the parliament.

Speaking when he appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Vetting on Friday, August 2, 2024, Muriithi, who noted that water was a basic human right, vowed to ensure all Kenyans have access to it.

He pledged to undertake his tasks and serve the people dutifully.

“Water is a human right and also a constitutional right. Service to my countrymen is service to God If this house approves my nomination, I will do what I can to ensure Kenyans have access to their rights,” he said.

Muriithi also announced plans to start sensitization to improve the ministry, by partnering with the Ministry of Education to begin sensitizing at the school level by encouraging irrigation and sustainable farming practices through 4K clubs among other projects.

“If approved by this house, I would start by sensitization. We need to appreciate that agriculture is not a by-the-way. It is an economic activity that generates income. I would work with the Ministry of Education on projects such as micro-irrigation that the ministry is rolling out, where we sink boreholes and give the opportunity to clubs such as 4K clubs to irrigate for sustainable farming,” he added.

If his nomination is approved by parliament, Muriithi will become the youngest CS in President William Ruto’s government.

He boasts of eight years of experience in Operations and Management of Engineering Projects, Water Hydraulic Modeling and Water Treatment Plants.

The 32-year-old has also served as an assistant project engineer at Kilifi Mariakani Water and Sewerage Company Limited (KIMAWASCO).

 

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