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Government secures Sh. 3.6 billion to expand water coverage

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The  national  government has secured Sh. 3.6 billion from the African Development Bank (ADB) to increase water coverage across the country. Under the programme, water infrastructure at key small towns is expected to be expanded to help the country achieve 70 per cent coverage by the year 2022. The  Water and Sanitation Cabinet Secretary (CS), […]

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The construction of Sh. 63B Thwake Dam to spur socio-economic development in Kitui

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The  construction of Thwake Dam, a Vision 2030 flagship project estimated to cost Sh. 63 billion, will spur socio-economic development and ease perennial water shortage in Kitui. The dam, which was first proposed for construction in 1953 during the colonial days and again in the 1980s but whose construction aborted, is set to start construction […]

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