Tanathi Water Works Development Agency (TAWWDA)  is one of the Eight Water Works Development Agencies in Kenya.  The Agency serves Kitui, Makueni, Machakos, and Kajiado Counties, first as Tanathi Water Service Board from 4^th June 2008 and currently as Tanathi Water Works Development Agency from 3^rd May 2019.  There are many milestones and accomplishments over time that remains vital to us. 

These include the design of Thwake Multi-Purpose Dam and Reservoir, becoming part of the National Government Major Water Development Project, construction of Masinga-Kitui Water Supply Project, and rehabilitation of Yatta Canal.  We are proud of this history.  We also recognize the foresight shown by the National Government through the Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation in providing for the resources we have to serve our customers today.

 Currently, there are a number of challenges facing the Agency;  these include providing quality customer service, meeting increasingly strict water quality regulations, meeting water demands of a growing community, finding ways to make better use of existing water resources through storage and water conservation, exploring new water resources, maintaining a skilled and motivated staff, determining groundwater use in the counties within our area of jurisdiction, high standards of wastewater collection and disposal and maintaining a healthy and flexible organization to meet future challenges.  The Board of Directors, management, and staff have developed a Strategic Plan to provide a basis for meeting these challenges.

The Strategic Plan acknowledges the challenges and provides a roadmap towards meeting them.  Just as importantly, it allows us to share our plans with our stakeholders who include the Government of Kenya, development partners, County Governments, customers, other local agencies, organizations, and regulators.  We firmly believe it is an important tool for focusing our energies on.  It will help us and future leaders make the type of decisions that will continue the Agency’s record of progressive actions. 

 I, therefore, take this opportunity to thank the Government of Kenya, the TAWWDA Board of Directors, senior management staff, and stakeholders for their support in the process of developing this strategy. I look forward to a good working relationship with all the stakeholders in the sector.

Thank you.

  Fredrick Tito Mwamati (P.Eng.Tech)

Ag. Chief Executive Officer

Tanathi Water Works Development Agency