Delayed AfDB funded Kenol-Kabati sewerage construction kicks off
By KNA, July 1, 2022Construction of a sewerage system to serve Kenol and Kabati towns in Murang’a South has kicked off.
The development comes after a land tussle pitting the government and Del Monte Company was solved giving leeway for full implementation of the project aimed at improving sanitation in the two urban centres.
The government through Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWDA) is earmarked at constructing a sewer line, which will serve the two fast-growing towns along Nairobi – Nyeri highway.
On Wednesday, the County Development Implementation and Coordination Committee (CDICC) led by County Commissioner Karuku Ngumo visited the project to establish the progress of the project which is funded at Sh689 million.
The committee urged the contractor to mobilise more people back to work so as to fast-track the project since the land dispute had already been resolved.
AWDA sewerage and sanitation manager Engineer James Muturi told the committee the project was delayed due to a land tussle on where the sewer treatment plant will be constructed.
He affirmed the contractor has already been handed the 50-acre piece of land and preparation of the ground has started promising to put up visible structures in a period of four weeks. “The land will be used to construct a sewage treatment plant with a capacity to treat more than 3, 000 cubic metres on a daily basis,” said the manager.
The project is funded by the African Development Bank and the government of Kenya is slated to be completed in April 2023. “The project started back in 2020 but was delayed due to land issues but the completion date has been revised,” said Muturi.