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Kwa Andu a Kiome Dam completed as planned by the Government of Kenya via the National Drought Management Authority which did excavation works and set up a fence around the dam,built a water kiosk, farm animals trough, sanitation centers and conducted training at a complete value of Ksh 6.3M.
Speaking in the course of the launch on Wednesday, Cabinet Secretary for the East African Community, Arid and Semi Arid Lands and Regional Development Rebecca Miano stated the Kwa Andu a Kiome Dam shall serve approximately two hundred households that are distributed throughout six villages in Kivue and Nguthi sub-locations and nearly 4,000 livestock. The dam is predicted to capture extra than 15 Million litres of water.The release of the dam is amongst numerous interventions carried out via way of means of National Drought Management Authority, a Kenyan institution to construct network resilience to drought and weather change experienced within the county.
The community, which formerly walked around 7 kilometres for water at River Thura, donated the land on which the earth dam is located.The dam is going to provide water to a couple of primary schools and one secondary school.In the preceding fiscal year, National Drought Management Authority spent a total of Ksh 25.8M on numerous community project tasks in Mbeere North, Mbeere South and also for projects in Embu East.
Kwa Andu a Kiome Dam Project Funders and Contributors
The Kwa Andu a Kiome Dam project, a joint collaboration among the Government of Kenya authorities via the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA),The County Government of Embu and the nearby community, went on a total cost that surpassed Sh10 million.The Government of Kenya, via NDMA, contributed Sh 6.3 million for excavation works,construction of a fence at the site,building a water kiosk and sanitation facilities, even as the county government carried out the feasibility study, did technical surveys, came up with the design, and conducted technical supervision, and the local people provided the land for the construction of the Kwa Andu a Kiome Dam. |
