The Water Police Unit (WPU) is a specialized security division of the Administration Police Service (APS) which was gazetted by the Inspector General National Police Service in July, 2026 to offer enforcement support to the ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation.
I held a my office at Maji House, Nairobi, with the Administeative Secretaries of the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation — Mr. David Yatich Kipkemei (State Department for Irrigation) and Mr. Amos G. Mariba, MBS (State Department for Water and Sanitation) — together with Commissioner of Police and Commandant of the Water Police Unit, Mr. Michael Kariuki, OGW, and Staff Officer Operations, Mr. Samuel Olarasha.
We discussed the unit’s core mandate, which includes providing round-the-clock armed security for critical water assets such as dams, reservoirs, water towers, treatment plants, and main pipelines to prevent vandalism and sabotage. The unit also cracks down on illegal water connections, unauthorized abstractions, and water theft that lead to non-revenue water losses. In addition, it mediates water-related community disputes and assists in disaster response efforts during severe droughts or floods.
I held a my office at Maji House, Nairobi, with the Administeative Secretaries of the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation — Mr. David Yatich Kipkemei (State Department for Irrigation) and Mr. Amos G. Mariba, MBS (State Department for Water and Sanitation) — together with Commissioner of Police and Commandant of the Water Police Unit, Mr. Michael Kariuki, OGW, and Staff Officer Operations, Mr. Samuel Olarasha.
We discussed the unit’s core mandate, which includes providing round-the-clock armed security for critical water assets such as dams, reservoirs, water towers, treatment plants, and main pipelines to prevent vandalism and sabotage. The unit also cracks down on illegal water connections, unauthorized abstractions, and water theft that lead to non-revenue water losses. In addition, it mediates water-related community disputes and assists in disaster response efforts during severe droughts or floods.
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Clarion Call: We need to stand united, stand for something and be counted. Our unity is our strength
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This morning, I held a meeting with the Acting CEO of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), CPA James M. Mburu, in my office at Maji House, Nairobi.
The CEO briefed me on the progress the Authority is making in discharging its core mandate of regulating the management, use, and esources in an effective and efficient manner. The ultimate goal remains ensuring the availability of sufficient clean and safe water for every Kenyan.
We also reviewed ongoing efforts to strengthen water resource monitoring, improve compliance and enforcement, and enhance collaboration with county governments and other stakeholders. I reaffirmed the Ministry’s full support for the Authority’s work and emphasized the need to accelerate interventions that promote sustainable water security across the country.
The CEO briefed me on the progress the Authority is making in discharging its core mandate of regulating the management, use, and esources in an effective and efficient manner. The ultimate goal remains ensuring the availability of sufficient clean and safe water for every Kenyan.
We also reviewed ongoing efforts to strengthen water resource monitoring, improve compliance and enforcement, and enhance collaboration with county governments and other stakeholders. I reaffirmed the Ministry’s full support for the Authority’s work and emphasized the need to accelerate interventions that promote sustainable water security across the country.
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Through the Micro-Irrigation for Schools Programme under the State Department for Irrigation which aims to enhance food security, nutrition and agricultural education by introducing efficient water management systems in learning institutions, the project at Mariri Primary School uency will drill and equip one borehole, install a 20-cubic-metre elevated water tank complete with water conveyance systems, and construct a pump house fitted with a solar-powered pumping system.
Consequently, the project will establish a community water point and a student watering point, while also installing a drip irrigation system serving a greenhouse and a quarter-acre open field supported by a 2,300-litre tank, thereby improving access to clean water for learners, the school and the wider community, and enabling practical agricultural training and year-round food production.
Consequently, the project will establish a community water point and a student watering point, while also installing a drip irrigation system serving a greenhouse and a quarter-acre open field supported by a 2,300-litre tank, thereby improving access to clean water for learners, the school and the wider community, and enabling practical agricultural training and year-round food production.
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Always a pleasure engaging with my neighbours to catch up and discuss matters affecting our community
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A Happy and Blessed Sunday Friends. May God establish and guide our ways, reward our efforts and steer us into a prosperous future as a Nation.
Psalms 127:1 "Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
Psalms 127:1 "Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
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Public Participation for Mariri Water Project x.com/i/broadcasts/2…
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World Bank has played a key role through funding the expansion and development of Key Water, Sanitation and Irrigation projects in Kenya that aim at increasing access to clean, safe water, dignified sanitation and promoting food security.
Today, i held a meeting with The World minick de Waal, senior Economist in the Water Global Practice and Mr. Victor Vazquez, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the Water Global Practice in Majihouse, Nairobi.
Our discussions majorly focused the WB portfolio in the Ministry, Horn of Africa for Goundwater Resilience Prpgram, bulk water systems and sanitation facilities such as Mwache Dam, Kenya Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (K-WASH) programme, Water and Sanitation Development Project (WSDP) among other programmes and Initiatives.
Today, i held a meeting with The World minick de Waal, senior Economist in the Water Global Practice and Mr. Victor Vazquez, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the Water Global Practice in Majihouse, Nairobi.
Our discussions majorly focused the WB portfolio in the Ministry, Horn of Africa for Goundwater Resilience Prpgram, bulk water systems and sanitation facilities such as Mwache Dam, Kenya Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (K-WASH) programme, Water and Sanitation Development Project (WSDP) among other programmes and Initiatives.
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This morning at Maji House, Nairobi, I held a meeting in my office with the Water Secretary, Eng. S.A.O. Alima, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Water Sector Trust Fund, Mr. Willis Ombai.
The meeting focused on reviewing the progress of Water and Sanitation Services pdates on Trust Fund finance mobilization status, and discussing concrete measures to fast-track implementation. Our goal remains to accelerate delivery and expand access to improved water and sanitation services in rural and underserved areas.
The meeting focused on reviewing the progress of Water and Sanitation Services pdates on Trust Fund finance mobilization status, and discussing concrete measures to fast-track implementation. Our goal remains to accelerate delivery and expand access to improved water and sanitation services in rural and underserved areas.
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The Regional Centre on Groundwater Resources Education, Training and Research plays a vital role in Kenya’s water sector by initiating and conducting scientific mapping, assessment, and data analysis of groundwater systems to quantify and qualify the country’s groundwater Acting CEO of the Centre, Geol. Patrick Murunga, updated me on the progress and impact of the Centre’s key projects and initiatives. These include the Groundwater Mapping for the Nairobi Aquifer System (GROWANA) project, The Watch project (Assessment of Water Resources in the Chyulu Hills using muon tomography), and the ongoing partnership with the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) and the upcoming Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in Nairobi to replenish ground water in the region.
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WRA Irrigation Water use charges - Practical calculation with farmers at Kithaku public participation to establish the correct position. Conservation of our water resources is our collective responsibility
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In the afternoon, I inspected the Kaari Water Project in Katheri location and conducted a public participation forum for the Baraka-Kimuri, Weru, and Kaathi Mutethia Water Projects in Imenti Central Constituency, Meru County.
The Kaari Water Project, which is 60% complete, ion of the existing main water line, transmission main line, distribution lines, and a Break Pressure Tank (BPT).
Once completed, the projects will expand access to clean and safe water to over 5,000 residents, boost food security, and strengthen economic resilience in the region.
After the inspection, I directed the implementing agency, the Tana Water Works Development Agency, to invoke contractual clauses regarding the contractor's absence from site and to employ alternative measures to fast-track the works and ensure timely completion.
I was accompanied by Hon. Moses Kirima Nguchine, MP for Central Imenti, Hon. Dorothy Muthoni, Nominated MP, National Government Administration Officers, and local leaders.
The Kaari Water Project, which is 60% complete, ion of the existing main water line, transmission main line, distribution lines, and a Break Pressure Tank (BPT).
Once completed, the projects will expand access to clean and safe water to over 5,000 residents, boost food security, and strengthen economic resilience in the region.
After the inspection, I directed the implementing agency, the Tana Water Works Development Agency, to invoke contractual clauses regarding the contractor's absence from site and to employ alternative measures to fast-track the works and ensure timely completion.
I was accompanied by Hon. Moses Kirima Nguchine, MP for Central Imenti, Hon. Dorothy Muthoni, Nominated MP, National Government Administration Officers, and local leaders.
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Contractors absence from Site despite having been paid; lack of key contract staff are delaying Completion of Projects and will not be tolerated.
When a contractor is absent from a site even after payments have been made, the site engineer must take immediate steps to document quality control, and protect the project schedule. Contractual clauses have to be invoked.
When a contractor is absent from a site even after payments have been made, the site engineer must take immediate steps to document quality control, and protect the project schedule. Contractual clauses have to be invoked.
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Public Participation for Baraka-Kimurii Water Projects x.com/i/broadcasts/2…
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