National Govt told to address the delay in commencing construction of Koru-Soin Dam
March 5, 2026
National Govt told to address the delay in
commencing construction of Koru-Soin Dam
The National
Government under President Dr William Ruto has been urged to address the delay
in the construction of the multi-purpose Koru-Soin Dam.
The Dam’s
construction has been in delays since the days of three successive regimes
ranging from former Presidents Moi, Kibaki, Uhuru and now the current one of
President Dr. William Ruto.
Former President of
East African Law Society Senior Counsel James Aggrey Mwamu says the delay in
construction of the multi-purpose dam is not a good move indeed from the
successive regimes until now.
Addressing the press
in Kisumu, SC Mwamu said the Government of President Ruto should give a
priority in the construction of the Mega Dam.
Mwamu says when such
mega dam is fully constructed then it will come with a number benefits ranging
from controlling the perennial flooding in Kano and Nyakach areas.
Mwamu says the
Cabinet Secretaries from Nyanza and Rift Valley areas should be in the
forefront in appealing to the President to ensure this project if fully
achieved.
“This Koru-Soin
Multi-Purpose dam will come with a number of benefits where the flood menace in
Kano and Nyakach areas will be a thing of the past. This is why there is need
to fully implement it,” Mwamu says.
The
proposed Koru-Soin Dam is a vision 2030 flagship project which is
located in Kisumu and Kericho counties along River Nyando approximately 5 kilometres
upstream of Muhoroni town and River Nyando is one of the seven major rivers
within the Lake Victoria Basin originating from the upper highland areas and
flows into the Lake Victoria.
The Dam started in 1982 by Italian Government and
taken over by the NWCPC in 2009.
The Project’s components include Rockfill dam of 54
meters height, storage capacity of 93.7MM cubic and water treatment works of
71.279 Meters cubic per day.
Others include trunk distribution pipelines of
diameters 1200-150 millimetres and of total length of 122.54 kilometers as well
as 12 number storage tanks of total capacity of 23.400 meters.
One of the major benefits of the project will be to
control the perennial floods caused by the river Nyando over-topping its banks
thereby affecting a section of residents in Kisumu County especially in Nyando,
Muhoroni and Nyakach constituencies.
Flooding within lower reaches of Kano plains
displaces more than 5,000 people yearly costing about shs 50 million due to
damages and further shs 30 million for rehabilitation measures.
Another benefit is water supply for domestic,
commercial {Irrigation} and institutional use as all the residents near the dam
site and downstream of the dam site will be served with water to supplement the
existing facilities where areas like Kisumu City and the emerging towns of Ahero,
Chemelil, Miwani, Muhoroni, Koru, Awasi, Koitaburot, Katito, Masogo and Ombeyi
will be major beneficiaries as a result of this project.
The other benefits include increased area under
irrigation schemes in and around Ahero and West Kano Irrigation schemes from
1,800 hectares to 5,370 and also power generation of approximately 2.5
megawatts which will be used to pump water to higher areas while excess power
sold to Kenya Power as this will translate to cheaper water and additional
income for the two counties.
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