President William Ruto has announced that the construction of Arror, Kimwarer and Itare dams would be revived.
Speaking on Tuesday, March 14 during a press briefing at State House alongside Italian President Sergio Mattarella, President Ruto
“We have also committed in good faith to re-establish cooperation on the construction of Arror, Kimwarer and Itare dams and other water and sanitation projects which are critical to our agenda on food security, delivery of water and climate action,” said Ruto.
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The Head of State also revealed that the Kenyan and Italian governments have agreed to settle all court cases that have resulted in the stalling of the projects.
"I am very proud to announce that the three dams which were subject to court cases and court matters, we have now agreed on a framework to settle all the outstanding court cases and court matters and agreed that the facilities that had been provided for the construction of these dams will be renegotiated so that we can provide for the delivery of the dams and the implementation of the projects," Ruto added.
He further stated that the Italian government has committed to providing Ksh 14 billion (100 million euros) in grants and soft loans covering projects in agriculture, MSMEs, housing and urban settlement, health digital super highway and the creative economy.
