Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Hon Soipan Tuya on Tuesday met her counterpart Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Hon. Zachariah Njeru and top leadership teams from the 2 Ministries to assess the project progress that was approved in October 2021 and seeks to benefit 4.9 million households.

Also present were the Principal Secretaries Eng. Festus K Ng’eno (Environment and Climate Change) and Julius Korir (Water and Sanitation) who witnessed the signing of a partnership agreement between NEMA Kenya and the Water Resources Authority (WRA) on ‘Enhancing community resilience and water security in the Upper Athi River Catchment Area, Kenya Project’.

The agreement was signed by NEMA DG Mr. Mamo B. Mamo and WRA CEO Mr. Mohamed Shurie on behalf of their institutions.

The USD 10 million project, to be implemented in Nyandarua, Kiambu, Nairobi and Machakos Counties for a period of four (4) years, seeks to benefit 4.9 million households.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF)-financed project is a climate change adaptation intervention that seeks to enhance water supply in the four counties within the Athi River catchment by investing in distribution infrastructure and strengthening hydrological and meteorological information management, among other services.

‘Enhancing community resilience and water security in the Upper Athi River Catchment Area, Kenya’, is a climate change adaptation intervention supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).