Uganda joined Kenya to start a $137 million water project called Angololo. The countries signed the agreement on Tuesday at the Busia Breeze Hotel in Kenya. This project will help about 300,000 people across both nations with better food security, clean water, and energy production. African Development Bank funds most of the work, which matches development plans from both countries. The project includes money for people who need to move out of their homes.
Representatives from both governments attended the signing ceremony. Uganda sent Minister Beatrice Anywar Atim, who said the project strengthens ties between the countries. She mentioned that President Museveni supports this cooperation fully. Kenya Cabinet Secretary Erick Muriithi called it a solution for food problems caused by climate issues. Both officials emphasized how local communities will benefit from the initiative.
The project features a 40-meter dam, a small hydropower plant, irrigation for 4,000 hectares, a water supply network, fisheries program. It also aims to restore nearly a third of the damaged watershed land to protect communities from floods. Officials expect everything to operate fully by 2030. The country first identified this opportunity in 2010 through the Nile Basin Initiative. Technical studies happened between 2020 and 2022 before the current financing phase began.
Representatives from both governments attended the signing ceremony. Uganda sent Minister Beatrice Anywar Atim, who said the project strengthens ties between the countries. She mentioned that President Museveni supports this cooperation fully. Kenya Cabinet Secretary Erick Muriithi called it a solution for food problems caused by climate issues. Both officials emphasized how local communities will benefit from the initiative.
The project features a 40-meter dam, a small hydropower plant, irrigation for 4,000 hectares, a water supply network, fisheries program. It also aims to restore nearly a third of the damaged watershed land to protect communities from floods. Officials expect everything to operate fully by 2030. The country first identified this opportunity in 2010 through the Nile Basin Initiative. Technical studies happened between 2020 and 2022 before the current financing phase began.
