Nile Basin Discourse

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 (𝗠𝗔𝗥) 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶 𝘀𝘂𝗯-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀-𝗡𝘇𝗼𝗶𝗮, 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮

NBD, through the Kenya Nile Discourse Forum, has completed a four-day community sensitisation programme for the villages of Lukesi, Lukhome and Mwitha in Saboti Subcounty, Trans-Nzoia, Kenya.

The outreach strengthened community awareness and ownership of the Lukesi Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) clean water Project, giving residents a clearer understanding of the project’s benefits, potential risks, governance structures, and their role in sustaining the project. The community also formed a new Water User Committee (WUC) named “LuKeMwi” - a name drawn from the three villages - to lead site management and coordinate priority actions after project handover.

The Lukesi MAR project is one of **five transboundary pilot sites under the regional project “Enhancing Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater Resources in Selected Transboundary Aquifers,” implemented by the Nile Basin Initiative and UNDP Africa , with support from Global Environment Facility.

As part of this initiative, Nile Basin Discourse is leading community-level engagement for the project - raising awareness, fostering local ownership, and strengthening the long-term sustainability of shared water resources.



📍 Saboti, Trans-Nzoia County
📅 8–12 December 2025