China Communications Construction Company launches Kimuka Community Water Project

Project narrative

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.