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Thwake Dam will bolster food security and industries

President Uhuru Kenyatta during the inspection tour of Thwake Dam in Makueni County in July last year [File]

On the last day of December 2021, engineers constructing the Thwake multipurpose dam successfully managed to divert the course of Athi River waters into the dam’s two mega tunnels. The event marked a milestone in the implementation of the dam that is jointly financed by government of Kenya and the African Development Bank.

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