Masinga dam

• Empty nets as gushing waters force fishermen out of dams

  
  5 months ago
  Daniel Okoth stares wordlessly at the waters spilling from Masinga Dam with unconcealed rage, free at last from their concrete prison.

• Masinga Dam overtops

  
  5 months ago
  Masinga Dam starts overflowing due to heavy rains in Mt. Kenya area; KenGen says it is structurally sound and inspected regularly.

• What to consider when building near a waterway

  
  5 months ago
  Experts say there is nothing wrong with putting up houses next to rivers, lakes and oceans as long as the rules are followed

• The catastrophe of Kenyan dams

  
  5 months ago
  Dam failures are comparatively rare but can cause immense damages and loss of lives when they occur.

• Masinga Dam to overflow by Friday, CS warns

  
  5 months ago
  Masinga Dam will start overflowing anytime between now and Friday, the Government has said.

• Waters levels still wanting despite heavy rains

  
  7 months ago
  There has been no rain in the lower parts of Mount Kenya, whose key rivers flow into the dam.

• President Uhuru: Invest more in cheap and clean energy

  
  1 year ago
  The President says the country has high potential for geothermal power and should stop over-relying on hydro.

• Kenyans to brace for higher cost of power as KenGen plans closing Masinga Dam

  
  1 year ago
  Kenyans face increased power costs because water levels in a dam critical to the generation of electricity are too low.

• KenGen set to shutdown Masinga Dam

  
  1 year ago
  As a result, the electricity generating station at Masinga Dam, on the border of Embu and Machakos counties, may be shut down in the coming weeks because there is not enough water.

• Raise power tariffs as a last option

  
  1 year ago
  It is now quite likely that consumers of electricity will have to pay more for power as a result of the falling water levels at the seven folks dams, and its main reservoir in Masinga.

• Kenyans set to pay more for electricity as rains fail

  
  1 year ago
  The cost of power is expected to go up as electricity generators start to rely more on thermal plants following a drop in the water levels at the seven folks dams.

• Two traders drown, three missing as boat capsizes in Masinga

  
  2 years ago
  Two people died and the fate of three others was unclear after their boat capsized in a river near Masinga dam in Machakos County Thursday.