Community members working together in Kenya's ASAL region

HoAGW4RP Kenya

Securing Water for a
Resilient Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa Groundwater for Resilience Project (HoAGW4RP), implemented by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation (MoWSI) with World Bank support, aims to enhance the sustainable use, management and governance of groundwater resources in the Kenyan arid and semi-arid counties of Turkana, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera and Garissa.

Development Objective: "To increase the sustainable access and management of groundwater in the Horn of Africa's borderlands."

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Everything about HoAGW4RP Kenya

What's happening

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Programme at Scale

Groundwater is the backbone of resilience across Kenya's borderlands.

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0 people

with improved access to water

0 schemes

rehabilitated or newly drilled

0 boreholes

exploratory & monitoring

0 USD

total regional programme value

8 NEDI aquifer assessments & management plans
5 target ASAL counties across northern Kenya
2028 target project completion

From the Field

Communities, infrastructure and water access across Kenya's ASAL counties.

Women collecting water at a rehabilitated borehole

Women collecting water at a rehabilitated borehole

Community members at a solar-powered water kiosk

Community members at a solar-powered water kiosk

Samburu women welcoming the project team

Samburu women welcoming the project team

Community gathering in an ASAL landscape

Community gathering in an ASAL landscape

Families at an unimproved water source — the challenge the project addresses

Families at an unimproved water source — the challenge the project addresses

Stakeholder consultation meeting

Stakeholder consultation meeting

Resident using a solar-powered water point

Resident using a solar-powered water point

Woman carrying water through the bush

Woman carrying water through the bush

Community Voices

A View from the Field

Amina Hassan

Amina Hassan

Wajir County

Community & Water

"Before the borehole, I walked 12 kilometres each day for water. Now my children go to school instead of helping me carry jerry cans."

James Ekai

James Ekai

Turkana County

Governance

"The GRM gave our community a voice. We raised concerns about the pipeline route and the project team listened — the route was changed."

Fatuma Nur

Fatuma Nur

Garissa County

Infrastructure

"The solar pump never runs dry, even in drought season. We have water every day now — something we never had before."

Grievance Redress Mechanism

Have a concern about the project? Submit it through our transparent, multi-tiered GRM — anonymous options available.

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Project Documents

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Environmental frameworks, progress reports, aquifer assessments and policy documents — all publicly available from the PCU.

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Implemented & Supported By

Ministry of Water, Sanitation & Irrigation
Water Resources Authority
Water Sector Trust Fund
Regional Centre on Groundwater
IGAD
World Bank