Engineer Joseph Mungai Kamau has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Athi Water Works Development Agency.
Government spokesman Isaac Mwaura announced the appointment by Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation, Zacharia Njeru on Friday.
Kamau has been serving as the acting CEO since September 2023. He has over 27 years of experience in the water and sanitation sector in Kenya.
Kamau holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nairobi, a Master's Degree in Environment Planning and Management from Kenyatta University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Hydraulics Engineering from the prestigious Hydraulics Research Institute in Cairo, Egypt.
He is a registered Consulting Engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK), a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (FIEK), a registered Lead Environmental Expert, and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).
Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) is one of the nine Water Works Development Agencies (WWDA) established under the Ministry of Water, Sanitation & Irrigation.
It was established under the Water Act 2016 vide Legal Notice No. 28 of 26th April 2019.
The agency is responsible for the development, maintenance and management of water and sewerage infrastructure in the counties of Nairobi, Kiambu and Muranga counties covering 5,800.4 km2 with a total population of 9,320,287 people.
Currently, the agency has a bulk water production capacity of 664,337m3/day and a wastewater treatment capacity of 210,500 m3/day.
