Hi wazuans, I have a 1/4 acre of land which i would like to utilize for farming as I save for constructing a house. However most farming requires water for irrigation, feeding animals etc. I was thinking of drilling a borehole for that purpose. Please advice on the cost of borehole drilling either manual (kutafuta msee adig) or otherwise.

Please do not chimba by mkono. It may end up being a very expensive exercise and the water quality and supply is not guaranteed. Get someone with a proper drilling machine to do it.

First step: you have to get a hyro-geological survey conducted (approx KES 60k total plus you have to get NEMA and Water Resource permits for approx KES 20k - all permits take about a month to obtain);

Next step: drilling of borehole as per hydro-geological survey results - cost is approx KES 6,500 per meter inclusive of water analysis and water use permit (drilling 2 - 3 days max, permits in about a month after that);

Last step: obtaining a submersible pump - KES 300k and up depending on depth of borehole.

Can the hydrological survey give an indication as to whether the water will be salty or not?

Ok.If one was to "hit" salty water,would you know what options(apart from reverse osmosis) to explore to soften it?

@M if you're fully interested contact me, i work for a water company known as Davis & Shirtliff n we other all those services. find me by my mail add. sakam88@gmail.com and i will advise u further.