Fulugani Primary School
• Current: 15 classrooms, 7 boys' latrines, 7 girls' latrines, 2 teacher’s latrines.
• New: 32 classrooms, 20 boys' latrines, 28 girls' latrines, 5 teacher’s toilets and latrines.
Nungani Primary School
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Current: 15 classrooms, 7 boys' latrines, 7 girls' latrines, 2 teacher’s latrines.
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New: 32 classrooms, 20 boys' latrines, 28 girls' latrines, 5 teacher’s toilets and latrines.
Mwache ECDE School
• Current: 3 ECDE classrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 boys' latrine, 2 girls' latrines, 2 teachers’ latrines, 1 football pitch.
• New: 6 ECDE classrooms, 1 office/admin, 1 kitchen, 4 boys' latrines, 5 girls' latrines, 3 teachers’ latrines, 1 sports pitch (football/volleyball/netball).
SAFEGUARDING
PROJECT
AFFECTED
COMMUNITIES
Livelihood Restoration Program
As part of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), the project has introduced a Livelihood Restoration Program (LRP) aimed at restoring the livelihoods of Project-Affected Persons (PAPs) following resettlement. The program particularly targets households with vulnerable individuals such as the elderly (over 70 years), those with physical disabilities, individuals with chronic illnesses, widows, and children under 18 years. The goal of the LRP is to improve the livelihoods and living standards of Project-Affected Households (PAHs).
Grievance Redress Mechanisms
To manage potential grievances during the RAP implementation, a Grievance Redress Management (GRM) system has been established, providing clear and transparent procedures for reporting issues. The GRM operates at three levels: Village, Sub-location (including Bofu, Munyenzeni, Chigato, Mazeras, Mwatate, and Matumbi), and Sub-County. Most of the grievances include land ownership, compensation and secession-related concerns. Others are construction related including environmental issues (e.g., house cracking due to blasting, dust pollution), safety concerns (road safety), health matters, and social issues (e.g., access to Kaya Forest, labor disputes, damage to cultural artifacts, and felling of baobab trees).
The grievances redress committees recommend remedial measures such as sprinkling water on roads to reduce dust, reworking site access roads, enforcing speed limits, installing road signage, deploying traffic marshals, conducting community sensitization, constructing a designated access road to the Kaya Forest, and addressing labor and employment concerns with relevant stakeholders.
Gender Based Violence Support
To mitigate the risks of exploitation and abuse during RAP and project implementation, the consultancy firm WomanKind Kenya (WOKIKE) has been engaged to deliver specialized services.
These services include the implementation of prevention, management, coordination, response, and reporting measures to protect both the community and project teams from Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Sexual Harassment (SH), and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).
Additionally, WOKIKE strengthens the project team’s capacity to identify and manage GBV risks, ensures understanding of the Project Code of Conduct, and establishes a GBV-sensitive Grievance Redress Mechanism, providing accessible prevention and response services within the project area.
Some of the intervention measures include:
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training and singing of all project staff on code of conduct
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prevention of SEAH/GBV through sensitization of construction workers
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targeted training
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cross-cultural communication
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identifying and reporting GBV incidents.
Conveyance
To support land acquisition and compensation processes, MoWSI has engaged in the legal services of Akide Legal Consultants. Their responsibilities include managing succession matters for Project Affected Persons (PAPs), drafting land lease agreements for interim livelihood measures, and providing legal support for the preparation and execution of legally binding sale agreements for PAPs acquiring new resettlement land. Additionally, they offer conveyancing services to ensure PAPs receive title deeds, securing their ownership of resettlement land. Services include sales agreements; succession matters and conveyance.
Relocation of Affected Institutions
Three public schools, Nunguni and Fulugani Primary Schools, and the Mwache Bridge Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) Centre affected by the project were identified for full displacement. These schools are being relocated to newly acquired land provided by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation.
The relocation process was carried out with consultations involving the affected schools, students, local communities, and relevant stakeholders. The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation (MoWSI), led to the development of the initial designs for the new schools.
Construction of the new schools is currently underway, with funding from the World Bank. The necessary land for the relocation has been acquired by the Government of Kenya through the National Lands Commission.
These upgrades aim to improve the learning environment and support the successful construction of the Mwache Dam.