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Kitui County KITUI COUNTY CAPITAL WORKS COMPLETED, ONGOING AND STALLED PROJECTS NO PROJECT POPULATION SCOPE OF WORKS COST/ REMARKS/ NAME TO BE SERVED FINANCIER STATUS (000,000) KITUI COUNTY – COMPLETED PROJECTS 1. Masinga Kitui 180,000 Intake works and water treatment plant of 9,000m3/day 2,200 ADB Completed and Water supply and (Clean water) 105 Km raising main and distribution system operational sanitation project 2 No reinforced tanks of 3000m3 and 2 No reinforced tanks of 30,000 1500m3 (Sewerage System) Kitui town sewerage system of 27 km and stabilization ponds of 2500m3/day 2. Mutitu Town & 22,800 Mutitu Town 77 KIDP Completed and Thua – Kinaakoni Infiltration gallery operational Water supply RC sub surface dam 50M3 sump project Pump house 6.2Km raising main 500M3 RC tank Grade 9 House Distribution lines and 7No. water kiosk Thua Kinakoni Infiltration Gallery 100M3 RC sump tank 5.5Km raising main Rehabilitation of 4No. 50M3 tanks and 5No. Water kiosks. Page 1 of 16 NO PROJECT POPULATION SCOPE OF WORKS COST/ REMARKS/ NAME TO BE SERVED FINANCIER STATUS (000,000) 3. Ikanga – Mutomo 25000 Pump house 120- KIDP Completed and water supply Installation of Genset operational project 30KM rising main 200mm Diameter Water Service Providers Office ONGOING & PLANNED CAPITAL PROJECTS NO PROJECT POPULATION SCOPE OF WORKS COST/ REMARKS/ NAME TO BE SERVED FINANCIER STATUS (000,000) KITUI COUNTY – Ongoing & Planned Projects 1 Migwani Water 15,000 Drilling of 2 No. Boreholes 100 Project is 99% Supply Project (clean water) Equipping of 1 No. Borehole complete Laying of a 23 Km pipeline KIDDP Construction of 2 No. masonry tank Production Capacity 992m3/d 2 Last mile 40,000 Extension of sewerage system and individual connections for Kitui 550 ADB Procurement of connectivity (Water & Sewerage town residents with sewer lines. consultancy Extension of Kitui systems) Water supply pipeline extensions services ongoing town Sewerage system project 3 Kiambere Mwingi 56,000 Intake works & T. works of 5,600m3/day 1,450 Project ongoing and water supply and (clean water) Construction of 18Km rising main at 3.6% complete sanitation project Construction of 86 Km distribution line, GoK and 20,000 Construction of RC tanks- 13No. ranging from 800M3 to, 150M3 and Italian 3 (sewer system) steel elevated tank of 100M Cooperatio Construction of Mwingi town sewerage system of 2.400m3/day n Page 2 of 16 NO PROJECT POPULATION SCOPE OF WORKS COST/ REMARKS/ NAME TO BE SERVED FINANCIER STATUS (000,000) 4 Kitimui Dam 75,000 Consultancy services for Technical designs, ESEA, RAP and Preparation of 110 ADF Proposal forwarded Water Supply (clean water) Tender documents for Kitimui Dam Water Supply Project. 13 to development Project partners for funding 5 Mutomo Water 80,000 Dam construction of 34m, Intake works, ,treatment works of 5,000m3/day, 1,000 ADF Proposal forwarded supply Project (Clean water) pumping units, main pipeline works of over 50km, Main distribution 14 to development pipelines of over 100km, water storage tanks and ablution blocks for Mutomo and Ikutha towns partners for funding STALLED CAPITAL PROJECTS NO PROJECT POPULATION SCOPE OF WORKS COST/ REMARKS/ NAME TO BE SERVED FINANCIER STATUS (000,000) KITUI COUNTY – Stalled Projects 1 Umaa Dam 75,000 People 28 M high dam with storage capacity of 870,000M3 of water GOK Project is implemented by National Water Conservation & Pipeline Corporation Page 3 of 16 SUMMARY TABLE OF ALL BOREHOLES (NEW AND REHABILITATIONS) IN KITUI COUNTY S/NO COUNTY NO. OF COST IN KSHS. POPULATION SERVED WATER ADDED BOREHOLES IN M3/HR 1 Ongoing 17 153,237,253.05 28,500 people, 6,000 LU 98 2 Completed 103 154,021,194.00 114,104 people & 1,000 191 m3/hr LU 3 Completed and 142,604 people & 7,000 Ongoing 120 307,258,447.05 LU 288.50 Page 4 of 16 SUMMARY OF ONGOING BOREHOLES IN F/Y 2018/19 Ongoing New Boreholes for Drilling and Equipping in F/Y 2018/19 under Drought Mitigation Programme S/ Name of Borehole County Constitue Contracted Major Activities to Expected Current Status/ Water production No Project ncy Amount in be done Beneficiaries Kshs. 1 Manyumbani B/H Kitui Kitui 4,000,000 Drilling and 2,000 people Hydro-geological survey not yet done for the Orphans Rural equipping borehole to be done. 2 Mwambiu B/H Kitui Mwingi 5,000,000 Drilling and capped 2,000 people Hydro-geological survey was done, (Nuu Special School Central borehole drilled with a discharge of for Mentally 2.5m3/hr. handicapped) 3 Kavyuvaa B/H Kitui Kitui 5,000,000 Drilling and 2,000 people Hydro-geological survey not yet done South equipping borehole to be done. 4 Kilevi B/H Kitui Kitui 1,215,360 Drilling and capping 2,000 people Hydro-geological survey not yet done Rural borehole 5 Tseikuru B/H Kitui Mwingi 3,784,640 Equipping borehole 450 people mostly B/H complete and operational with a North done. the students of water output of 3m3/hr. The borehole Tseikuru Sec. School had been drilled during Phase II funding. 6 Ngomano B/H Kitui Kitui East 4,000,000 Drilling and 2,000 people Hydro-geological survey not yet done equipping borehole to be done. 7 Mutitu B/H Kitui Kitui East 3,981,381 Drilling and capped 2,000 people Hydro-geological survey was done, borehole drilled with a borehole yield of 3m3/hr. Since the safe borehole abstraction is 1.8m3/hr, it will be a point source. Sub-Total Kitui 28,000,000 14,000 people Page 5 of 16 Ongoing Repair/Rehabilitation of Boreholes/Water Supplies in F/Y 2018/19 under Drought Mitigation Programme S/ Name of Borehole County Constituency Allocated Major Activities to be done Expected Current Status/ Water No Project/GPS Amount in Beneficiaries production Kshs. 1. Kaumu Community Kitui Kitui East 1,200,000 Replacement of submersible pump and 10,000 Pump testing to be done Water Project/ motor, minor electrical rewiring of the people first to establish the N 9837786 control panel, replacement of some including shallow well water E 411277 at elevation sections of the leaking pipeline sections, institutions, capacity in m3/hr and 610m. upgrading of distribution pipelines, markets and there after a replacement of leaking non working government comprehensive BOQ will pipe fittings. offices. be provided. 2. Kitui Kitui West 3,000 people The borehole is currently operational with either Mutini B/H/ solar or genset. The N 9860792 800,000.00 Power supply electricity grid power to E 375213 at elevation be supplied at a distance 1,215m. of 280m. The BOQ will be provided later. Sub-Total for Kitui County 2,000,000 13,000 County Page 6 of 16 Ongoing new borehole Projects under Priority Projects (not complete) S/ Name of County Ward/ Funded Cost (Kshs.) Population Total Date Current Status No Project Constituency Components Served Water Started/ Productio Date n Completed 1 Kiangu Kitui Kitui South Equipping with 1,200 1.8m3/hr 5th Feb-18 Drilling works and pump Borehole solar 5,004,846.15 People and to July testing complete. Water 2,000 2018 Implementation at 80% and is Project livestock in the process of lowering the pump. 2 Mbakoni Kitui Kitui South Equipping with 1,200 7.0m3/hr 6th Feb-18 Borehole drilled and cased. Borehole genset, 8,101,445.16 People and to July Equipping commenced in April Water construction of 2,000 2018 2018. Implementation at 80%. Project a pump house livestock and electricity connection. 3 Kithuki Kitui Kitui South Equipping with 1,100 1.5m3/hr 7th Feb-18 Borehole drilled and cased. Water solar 5,130,961.74 People and to July Equipping at 80%. Supply 2,000 2018 livestock 18,237,253.05 3,500 people & 6,000 livestock Page 7 of 16 LOT 2 – KITUI COUNTY Total of 8 boreholes and associated works of Ksh. 105m were to be done. All the 8 boreholes were drilled under World Bank Programme by Athi Water Services Board. S/ Name of GPS Current Status No Borehole POSITION 01021’20”S 1 Nduumoni The borehole was drilled, equipped with solar power and pump. 37052'23''E 01048’45”S 2 Mutha The borehole was drilled, equipped with solar power and pump. 38025'37''E 01035’34”S 3 Mbitini The borehole was drilled, equipped with solar power and pump. 38007'24''E 01016’50”S 4 Kauma The borehole was dry and an alternative site identified and another borehole yet to be drilled since 3rd quarter of F/Y 2017/18. 37059'54''E 01004’06”S Works done are drilling, test pumping, pump installation and tank installation. Water kiosk construction is at 50%. Works not yet done are 5 Kwa Masai 38003'58''E pump house construction, construction of solar panels support and pipeline works. Works done are drilling, test pumping and pump installation. Pump house construction is at 50%, construction of solar panels support is 01035’46”S 6 Kithanake complete but the control panels are not yet installed. The 24m3 steel elevated tank construction is complete and trenching of the pipeline 38011'27''E is done but the pipes have not been laid. Works done are drilling, test pumping borehole is capped. Works not yet done are pump house construction, pump installation, tank 01011’10”S 7 Kangondi installation, water kiosk construction, construction of solar panels support and pipeline works. 38000'30''E 00030’33”S Works done are drilling, test pumping borehole is capped. Works not yet done are pump house construction, pump installation, tank 8 Katse 38004'36''E installation, water kiosk construction, construction of solar panels support and pipeline works.
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