Ongoing
Water Supply
Approved
Expansion of Kericho Water Supply System
Kericho · Belgut · Kapsuser
Overall Progress
1.00%
Project Overview
Implementing Agency
Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency
Programme
WSD-LVS
Start Date
-
Planned End
-
Actual End
06 Jan 2023
Contractor
Nanchang Foreign Engineering Co. (K) Ltd & Jiangxi Jingtai Water Conservancy & Electric Power Construction JV
Consultant
CES/MIBP
Location Type
Rural
Target Areas
Kapsuser
Scope of Works
Reinforced Concrete Intake Structure on River Kimugu
Raw Water Gravity Main: DN 600mm, 7.7km Steel pipe
Kimugu Water Treatment Plant of capacity 13,000m3/day
Treated Water Gravity Main from Kimugu WTP to the existing Tea Hotel Tanks: DN 600mm, 2.8km HDPE pipe
Treated Water Pumping Main from Kimugu WTP to New Kapchetoror Tank: DN 250mm, 4.6km Steel pipe
1,000m3 capacity New Kapchetoror Storage Tank (Reinforced Concrete) at Timbilil Treatment Plant, Total storage capacity-6000m3
Distribution Mains - HDPE pipe varying in diameter from 90mm to 300mm, approximate total length 50km.
Impacts
Access to clean potable Water Reduced water borne diseases; 200 people employed during construction Reduced water borne disease
Key Challenges
Delay in obtaining the exemption master list, changes in design due to escalation in the price of steel, delayed payments and effects of COVID 19 in the execution of the works.
Remarks
Sustantially complete
GPS Coordinates
0°21'14.74"S; 35°18'17.06"E
Funding Sources
Gok
🇰🇪 Domestic
· Grant
KES 37.5M
Kfw
🌍 Foreign
· Loan
KES 789.3M
Total
KES 826.7M
Beneficiaries
26,546
Households
106,184
Population
Technical Specs
Volume Abstracted
13,500.00 m³/day
Treatment Capacity
13,000.00 m³/day
Storage Reservoir
6,000.00 m³
Treated Water Mains
7.40 km
Distribution Lines
35.00 km
Connections
25,000
Created 16 Aug 2026, 17:19
· Last updated 16 Aug 2026, 17:19