The delegation also inspected progress at the Mwache Main Dam, a key investment in enhancing water security for Mombasa and Kwale counties.

Discussions focused on financing the proposed 186-million-litre-per-day Mwache Water Treatment Plant and associated transmission pipelines to strengthen bulk water supply and meet growing demand across the Coast Region.

Yesterday, I accompanied CS for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Eng. Eric Muriithi Mugaa, CWWDA Chairman Mr. Kadhua Jimmy Kahindi, MBS, and CEO Mr. Hamoud Mgunza in hosting European Investment Bank (EIB) Director General Mr. Andrew McDowell and his delegation at Mwache Dam.

The project will provide reliable access to clean water for approximately 137,000 people and 10 institutions across 10 centres, improving public health, supporting livelihoods and enabling economic growth in the region.

The project features a River Ndarugu intake weir, a 6.6-million-litre water treatment plant, a 101km conveyance network, seven storage tanks with a combined capacity of 3.325 million litres, and a solar-powered booster station.

Today, I accompanied CS for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Eng. @mugaa_eric in joining H.E. President @WilliamsRuto to commission the KSh 1.47 billion Mwala Cluster Water Supply Project in Mbiuni, Machakos County.

Irrigation Secretary Tanui said Kenya’s engagement in Abu Dhabi will also focus on the water-food-energy nexus, with emphasis on scaling up smallholder farmer-led irrigation.

PS Korir noted that national water access stands at 76%, safely managed sanitation at 41% and sewered sanitation at 16%. He challenged delegates to move “from projects seeking finance to investment-ready projects seeking the right financing partners.”

The CS urged stakeholders to strengthen service delivery and ensure Kenyans receive reliable, efficient and sustainable services. He called on all to ensure Kenya goes to Abu Dhabi with one voice, presenting a coherent national position and clear priorities.

Sponsored by Nation Media Group and the Embassy of Denmark in Kenya and Somalia in Kenya, the conference brought together sector stakeholders as Kenya prepares for the UN-Waterater Conference in Abu Dhabi in December 2026.

Together with PS Julius Korir, CBS, and Irrigation Secretary Joel Tanui, we joined Cabinet Secretary Eng. Mugaa Murithi Eric as he delivered the keynote address at the opening of the Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Conference – Road to Abu Dhabi.