A US$89Million dam will be constructed at Gituamba Location, Chania division, Gatundu North in Kiambu county.

The Bucana dam, whose construction will be funded by the Wold Bank, will displace 5,000 people in Bucana, Kanyoni and Kiriko. It will cover 350 acres. The construction work will be supervised by Athi Water Service Board.


Area MP Clement Waibara said during a general meeting at Gituamba market that all those who will be displaced by the dam construction will properly and promptly compensated. The dam will be built on Kariminu River and will take three years to complete.
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Kiambu County will surely be endowed...

Must be a dam to serve Nairobi.

"It will displace 5000 people"?

I hope they will manage to resettle those people as some projects like these take a long time because of legal battles.

Good news for Nairobians as clean water is very critical for a CITY :banana::banana:

With the greater Metro Nairobi coming up i.e. Tatu City, Migaa, Thika Greens etc i believe they will all tap into this dam...