Project Detail Report
| Status | Ongoing |
|---|---|
| Type | Flood Flow Diversion Tunnel |
| Agency | Athi Water Works Development Agency |
| Program | 4th Nairobi Bulk Water Supply Programme |
| Progress | 1.00% |
| County | Kajiado |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Kajiado East |
| Ward | Kitengela |
| Setting | Urban |
| Coordinates | -1.842100, 36.791900 |
| Start Date | N/A |
|---|---|
| Planned End Date | N/A |
| Actual End Date | N/A |
| Contractor | China Gezhouba Group Company Limited |
| Consultant | SMEC Consulting Engineers of Australia |
| Target Areas | Kitengela |
| Scope of Works | The scheme, under Phase 1, is to divert raw water from Maragua, Gikigie and Irati Rivers by means of weir control intakes and convey the intercepted raw water through an 11.8km long tunnel with 3.2m diameter to Thika Dam Reservoir. The total design intercepted flow is 6.0 m³/s. The proposed major elements of the project Construction of 11.712km main tunnel Construction of 904m Adits, Construction of 2 no. Shafts, each 50m deep, Construction of 3 no. intake weirs at Maragua, Gikigie and Irati, Construction of Githika outfall structure, Portal/tunnel entrance works at Maragua, Gikigie, Kaanja and Irati |
| Impacts | Improve water supply to 1.2m,to promote socio-economic to the people |
| Challenges | There are pending RAP payments due to budget constraints |
| Remarks | The project is complete and operation. Project activates downstream household connections |
| Total Contract Sum (GoK + Foreign) | KES 259,877,704.00 |
|---|---|
| GoK Contract Sum | KES 41,580,433.00 |
| Foreign Contract Sum | KES 218,297,271.00 |
| Cumulative Expenditure | KES 259,877,704.00 |
| Outstanding Cost | KES 0.00 |
| Source | Type | Amount (KES) |
|---|---|---|
| Gok | Grant | 41,580,433.00 |
| Wb | Loan | 218,297,271.00 |
| Target Households | 32,372 |
|---|---|
| Target Population | 161,862 |