Project ID: 71942

China Communications Construction Company launches Kimuka Community Water Project

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. (CCCC) [State-owned Company]

Recipient

Kenya

Sector

Water supply and sanitation (Code: 140)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2018-09-13

Planned start

2018-09-13

Actual start

2018-09-13

Planned complete

2018-12-13

Actual complete

2019-10-16

NOTE: Red circles denote delays between planned and actual dates

Geography

Description

On September 13, 2018, China Communications Construction Co. (CCCC) agreed to provide two 800-cubic-meter water tanks to the Kajiado County Government for the Kimuka Community Water Project. CCCC is a majority state owned enterprise of the Chinese government. CCCC undertook the project as a corporate social responsibility project alongside the Kenya Railway Corporation (KR). The tanks will store underground water discovered during the construction of Kenya's Single Gauge Railway, for which CCCC is a major contractor. The project was to have the capacity to pump 1.6 million liters per hour. The project was expected to take 3 months to construct. The water will benefit around 72,000 residents in Kajiado West Sub-County, a semi-arid region that often suffers water shortages. President Uhuru Kenyatta officially commissioned the project on October 16, 2019, after its completion.

Additional details

The project is also known as the the Kimuka-Oloishoibor Water Project.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

7

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Details

Cofinanced

Yes

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Kajiado County Government (Kenya) [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Kenya Railway Corporation (KR) [State-owned Company]

Kajiado County Government (Kenya) [Government Agency]

Government of Kenya [Government Agency]