How dam is changing fortunes for residents

Shadrack Mbuvi (right), an unemployed teacher engages Devolution CAS Abdul Bahari (third right) at his farm in Mathima, Kitui County where he grows onions and vegetables next to Kwa Ndaki dam. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

Mathima area in Mutomo, Kitui County, is characterised by the scorching sun and perennial lack of water. However, fortunes for locals are changing for the better following the construction of Kwa Ndaki dam, which has a capacity of 150 million litres of water.