- APPIATSE TOWNSHIP PROJECT RECONSTRUCTION INAUGURATED IN GHANA
- EMZOR TO CONSTRUCT US$$23M API FACILITY IN NIGERIA
- TANZANIA PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED CONTRIBUTION OF TZS100MILLION FOR ARUSHA CHURCH CONSTRUCTION
- KITGUM-KIDEPO ROAD UPGRADE: UGANDA PARLIAMENT APPROVED SHs450BILLION LOAN
- GPA ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD SECOND LANDER BRIDGE IN THE GAMBIA
THWAKE MULTI-PURPOSE DAM PROJECT, KENYA
Thwake Multipurpose Dam is a project under the Tanathi Water Services Board (TAWSB) and entails harnessing of the fluctuating flows of the Athi River and the seasonal water from Thwake River. The dam will provide water supply for domestic, livestock, irrigation, hydropower and even industrial activities in the beneficiary districts. It will largely serve areas in Makueni and neighbouring districts but also certain parts of Kitui based on topography
With the completion of mega dam, over 1.3 million residents of lower eastern counties of Kitui, Makueni, Machakos will have access to clean treated water. The dam will also supply clean water to the upcoming Konza technopolis in addition to its use in irrigation and generation of 20MW of hydroelectric power.