Proposed
Dam
Approved
Itare Dam Water Supply Project
Nakuru · Kuresoi North · Kiptororo Ward
Overall Progress
0.00%
Project Overview
Implementing Agency
Central Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency
Programme
Itare Dam Water Supply Project
Start Date
-
Planned End
-
Actual End
-
Contractor
CMC
Consultant
Gauff Consultants Africa
Location Type
Rural Urban
Target Areas
Nakuru Town, Molo and Rongai areas
Scope of Works
Itare Dam will address water shortages in Nakuru Town, Molo and Rongai areas. The project scope includes 57m high dam, 100,000m3/day WTP, 110 km bulk conveyance pipeline (1200 - 900 mm dia) and storage works. The contractor of the project is CMC di Ravenna of Italy
Population to be served -800,000 people
Impacts
Improve access to water
Key Challenges
Numerous court cases, contractor abandonment due to financial issues,
Remarks
Kshs. 11,399,322,188.43 inclusive of advance Kshs. 4,346,060,923.82
Total expenditure being incurred by Agency on security of Assets left on dam site and near tunnel exit Ksh 500,000 for CIPU and Kshs.1.7m for Securicor company
ICC dispute case resolved.
Settlement agreement made
and implementation of the same is ongoing and tracked through Resumption of works roadmap
Clients awaits submission of documentation regarding the JV to enable further evaluation including necessary due diligence.
GPS Coordinates
-0.428020, 35.530967
Funding Sources
Gok
🇰🇪 Domestic
· Grant
KES 2,897.4M
Italy
🌍 Foreign
· Loan
KES 28,973.7M
Total
KES 31,871.1M
Beneficiaries
160,000
Households
800,000
Population
Technical Specs
Volume Abstracted
100,000.00 m³/day
Treatment Capacity
100,000.00 m³/day
Storage Reservoir
27.00 m³
Treated Water Mains
110.00 km
Distribution Lines
35.00 km
Created 16 Aug 2026, 15:10
· Last updated 16 Aug 2026, 17:18