Ongoing
Desalination plant
Approved
El Molo Bay project
Marsabit · Laisamis · Elmolo
Overall Progress
70.00%
Project Overview
Implementing Agency
Water Sector Trust Fund
Programme
Sustainable Management and Access to Water and Sanitation in the ASALs (SWASAP)
Start Date
12 Jul 2022
Planned End
-
Actual End
-
Contractor
M/s Mars Afric Limited
Consultant
None
Location Type
Rural
Target Areas
Komote, Layeni
Scope of Works
Installation of 2 no 2m3/hr water desalination plants, 2 No Operators houses, fencing of the desalination area, 2km HDPE pipeline extension,12 kw Solar system, 2 NO water Kiosk, water monitoring tools, RO operation kIt, 2 No. 2 door VIP latrines, CLTS triggering in 10 villages, Ecavation of a 40,000 m3 Water Pan, 100 No. Energy saving Jikos
Impacts
increased access to water and sanitation services in ASAL areas and resilience to climate change
Key Challenges
Insecurity and raising of the lake. Lack of boat to ferry construction materials.
Remarks
On-going project
GPS Coordinates
2.824564
36.696244
Funding Sources
Danida
🌍 Foreign
· Grant
KES 39.6M
Gok
🇰🇪 Domestic
· Grant
KES 3.9M
Total
KES 43.6M
Beneficiaries
176
Households
880
Population
Technical Specs
Volume Abstracted
32.00 m³/day
Storage Reservoir
20.00 m³
Distribution Lines
2.00 km
Water Kiosks
2
Non-Sewered Sanitation Facilities
2
Created 16 Aug 2026, 14:25
· Last updated 16 Aug 2026, 17:18