The Mavoko Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project is back on track following resolved issues that halted the project. This is according to the Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU).
Implementation of the Mavoko Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project begun in 2018 with an initial completion date of August 2020, which was later pushed to May 2021. The project had come to a standstill last year due to some challenges including clearance delays experienced at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and the failure by Kenya Power Company to connect electricity supply to different units of the project, among them the treatment plant, and pump houses.
The water project is being developed in Athi River, Machakos County of Kenya. Water Works Development Agency, a subsidiary of Tanathi Water Services Board are the project contractors while to Aspac International with H.P Gauff Ingenieure as the consultants.
Scope of work
The project involves installation of an independent line from Nairobi Water Company to supply 5,000m3 /day, the rehabilitation of Nol-Turesh line and tanks to supply 1,000m3/day, the rehabilitation and de-silting of KMC (8,000m3/day) and EAPC dam (3,000m3/day), construction of a new Mavoko water treatment plant of 12,000m3 /day capacity, construction of new pipeline works of over 70km including rehabilitation of the reticulation system, construction of 2No. 2,500M3 Water storage tanks and 1No. 5,000M3 tank at KCAA grounds.
Mavoko Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project is being funded by jointly by the national government of Kenya and its Belgium counterpart to a tune of close to US$ 25.5m. Upon completion, the massive water project is expected to provide an estimated population of half a million residents within Athi River, Daystar, Syokimau, Kyumbi, and all the outlying areas of Mavoko Sub-county of Machakos County with clean drinking water.
