After much delay, there is now hope that Ksh 18b Mwache Dam will completed following groundbreaking by President William Ruto.
The dam, located in Fulugani, Kwale County, is now set to be completed in August 2026 and is expected to provide water to irrigate at least 7,000 acres of land in Kwale, producing Sh1.3 billion worth of food a year.
“If we produce more food, it means more earnings for our farmers and more jobs for our youth,” said the President during the ceremony.
Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, Water CS Alice Wahome, Public Service CS Aisha Jumwa, Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs CS Salim Mvurya, Governors Fatuma Achani (Kwale), Abdullswamad Nassir (Mombasa) and Andrew Mwadime (Taita Taveta) among other leaders.
The Government plans to build 100 large and 1,000 small dams, thereby increasing the acreage under irrigation from the current 670,000 to 3 million.
