Wote, Makueni, Friday, September 10, 2021 Thwake PSC meets, discusses PIT work plan and budget Members of the Thwake Multipurpose Dam Project Steering Committee (PSC) recently met to discuss the progress of ongoing works and the proposed work plan and budget. During a three-day consultative meeting which took place at a Wote...
Water has been regarded as one of the most critical determinants of socio-economic development and a key pillar which will propel the Government’s Big 4 Agenda. Indeed, even as we all agree that sustainable water availability, hydropower generation, irrigation and sanitation, will act as the pedestals upon which the...
Availability of clean water, sustainable food security, clean power generation, sanitation and hygiene are regarded as key cornerstones and critical determinants of socio-economic development that will catapult the Government’s Big 4 agenda, Vision 2030 blue print and United Nations – backed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The ongoing construction of Thwake...
By Godffrey Olali A section of staff from the Thwake Multipurpose Water Development Program (TMWDP) on Friday, August 6, 2021 took part in a launch of the program’s Health Communication Campaigns. The brief exercise which took place at the African Inland Church (AIC) Katithi church in Mavindini location, Makueni County, brought...
KNA November 16, 2020 Counties, Editor's Pick, Infrastructure, Makueni Availability of clean, and reliable water from the Thwake Multi-Purpose Water Development Program will be a big boost to the Konza Technopolis city, which is currently under construction. ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs PS Jerome Ochieng said that water from the multi-billion...
By J Mwangangi - June 26, 2020 The Government has begun a clean up of the Athi River. This according to Water and Sanitation CS Sicily Kariuki who toured the Thwake dam site Wednesday. This the cabinet secretary says is to ensure the water used by locals is clean and...
By KNA On Thu, 25 Jun, 2020 13:23 | 2 mins read Water Cabinet Secretary (CS) Sicily Kariuki has said an additional 400 workers will be recruited to fast-track the construction of Thwake Multi-purpose Dam to reclaim time lost during the Covid-19 period. CS Kariuki said that 37 percent...
NEWS By Fredrick Obura | June 26th 2020 The government is optimistic about beating the 2022 deadline for the completion of the multi-billion Thwake dam project. The project is at 37 per cent in terms of the level of completion, a 5 per cent below the expected target by now owing to...
Phase one which currently underway includes the construction of the 80.5-metre wall, the reservoir and the rock-filled dam. In Summary • The dam will supply up to 150,000 cubic metres of water daily for domestic use and is expected to be the main source of water for Konza Techno City. • The...
By OTIATO OPALI in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-21 10:06 Construction of the first phase of a major hydroelectric dam in Kenya is nearing the halfway mark, with the Chinese-backed project promising to provide water and power supplies for a technology-driven city taking shape under an...
