Kenyan Government to Construct Megadam for Konza City
The Government plans to construct a mega dam in Ukambani which is expected to generate more hydro power to the proposed Konza Techno City.
Thwake dam, whose proposed site is at the border of Makueni and Kitui counties, once completed, will hold approximately 680 million cubic metres of water that will generate 20mw of hydro power. It put over 40,000 hectares of land under irrigation in the two counties.
Some 640,000 residents of proposed Konza Techno city and further 674,700 habitants of both Makueni and Kitui counties are also set to benefit from the facility for their domestic utilities.
Astrid Westvang