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From a growing dam to thriving communities the Mwache Dam Project is transforming lives across Kwale and Mombasa counties through clean water access, agricultural empowerment, improved school sanitation, and community-led health initiatives.
Water Beneficiaries
25,000
Farmers Supported
5,680
Pupils Reached
7,870
ODF Certified
16,823
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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
At the heart of the Mwache Dam Project is East Africa's largest Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC) gravity dam, standing 84 metres tall with a reservoir capacity of 136 million cubic metres. The infrastructure includes the main dam, upper and lower check dams for sediment management, a water treatment plant, access roads, and support facilities including an administration block, base camp, and staff clinic. Once complete, the dam will deliver 186,000 cubic metres of clean water daily to Mombasa and Kwale counties.
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PROJECT COMPONENTS
KWALE IMPACT
The project has directly transformed daily life across Kwale County. Over 2,000 residents already access safe drinking water through community kiosks, a figure set to grow to 25,000 with the completion of the Kwale Water Supply System. More than 5,680 farmers have received irrigation and agricultural support, 7,870 pupils across 21 schools now have improved WASH facilities, and 16,823 people in 25 villages are certified Open Defecation Free reflecting the project's wide-reaching social impact.
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Resettlement Action Plans (RAP)
The project has followed a comprehensive Resettlement Action Plan to ensure that all project-affected persons (PAPs) are fairly and transparently compensated. To date, over Ksh 3.4 billion has been paid out in compensation. The process is supported by dedicated legal services covering land succession, sale agreements, and the issuance of title deeds, so that every resettled household secures documented ownership of their new land. A structured Grievance Redress Mechanism, operating at village, sub-location, and sub-county levels, ensures that concerns are heard and addressed throughout implementation.
Livelihood Restoration Programs
Recognising that compensation alone is not enough, the project runs a Livelihood Restoration Program (LRP) designed to rebuild the long-term wellbeing of resettled households. The program gives priority to the most vulnerable including the elderly, persons with disabilities, those with chronic illness, widows and children providing targeted support to help families restore their incomes and living standards after displacement. Over 4,351 individuals have received livelihood grants, and 2,187 farmers, 80% of them women, have been trained through Farmer Field Schools and demonstration plots.
SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT
Three schools displaced by the dam's construction Fulugani Primary School, Nunguni Primary School, and Mwache Bridge ECDE Centre are being fully rebuilt on newly acquired land, funded by the World Bank. The new facilities include additional classrooms, expanded sanitation blocks for boys, girls, and ECDE learners, solar lighting, piped water, and rainwater harvesting infrastructure. These are not just replacements they are meaningful upgrades designed to create better learning environments for the children of communities that made way for this national project.