Mavoko water supply project in Kenya commissioned

Kenya’s President William Ruto has commissioned the Mavoko Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project that aims to ease water scarcity.

Implementation of the Mavoko Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project begun in 2018 with an initial completion date of August 2020, which was later pushed to May 2021. The project had come to a standstill last year due to some challenges including clearance delays experienced at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and the failure by Kenya Power Company to connect electricity supply to different units of the project, among them the treatment plant, and pump houses.

Athi River, Machakos County of Kenya are the project developers while Water Works Development Agency, a subsidiary of Tanathi Water Services Board are the project contractors while to Aspac International with H.P Gauff Ingenieure were given the task of consultants.

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Project details

The scope of the US $25.5m project funded by national government of Kenya and its Belgium counterpart, included installation of an independent line from Nairobi Water Company to supply 5,000m3 /day, the rehabilitation of Nol-Turesh line and tanks to supply 1,000m3/day, the rehabilitation and de-silting of KMC (8,000m3/day) and EAPC dam (3,000m3/day), construction of a new Mavoko water treatment plant of 12,000m3 /day capacity, construction of new pipeline works of over 70km including rehabilitation of the reticulation system, construction of 2No. 2,500M3 Water storage tanks and 1No. 5,000M3 tank at KCAA grounds.

Atleast 500,000 residents in Mavoko, Machakos, are set to benefit from a water project. Apart from water availability, the project will be a source of employment.