Arrive in Kitale

The day started with a 55 minute prop-jet flight from Nairobi to Kitale, in the heart of the Rift Valley. Flight was a bit delayed because the airport had lost power in the middle of the night and without runway lights, all early morning flights had to be delayed.
Once in Kitale, after a light lunch of whole-fish fried tilapia, we headed to the Kipsongo village to inspect the water well and look at recently completed houses.
The houses look very good but there are still 35 stick & plastic huts to be addressed.
And due to pumping during the drought, the rubber seals in the well pump have been damaged. This causes poor to zero water flow now, even though the water table is back up to within the well's depth.
There is likely silt build up blocking the flow as well to compound the problem.
We will pull the piping, pump, and screen on this well and have it back to full strength within the next week.
Meeting with pump rebuilding contractor tomorrow as well as visiting the Shimo School site to inspect their well.

Work is underway ~ good indicators for success.