KENYA CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PROJECT (KCCAP)

Introduction
Caritas Nyeri in partnership with the National Environment Management Authority
(NEMA) and Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (TARDA) is implementing
a climate change adaptation project in Thome village. This project is being
undertaken through the integrated programme to build resilience to climate change
and adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities in Kenya also known as the Kenya
Climate Change adaptation programme (KCCAP) which is funded by Adaptation
Fund (AF).
The programme is designed to build resilience to climate change and adaptive
capacity of vulnerable communities in Kenya.
The project in Thome will address climate resilient water management and
climate resilient agriculture and agroforestry, in order to improve food security
In order to address climate resilient water management the KCCAP will support
establishment of a small holder irrigation project in Thome village. This will include
Survey and design of water supply infrastructure that will harvest flood flow water
from Naromoru river during the rainy seasons and deliver it into water storage
facilities (pans and storage tanks) to be constructed at strategic sites within the
project area for agricultural use during the dry periods. The stored flood water will be
delivered to the targeted households through a network of piped system. Open drip
irrigation systems will be promoted for efficient water utilization.
Caritas Nyeri engaged the department of Water Services and Conservation of the
COUNTY Government of Laikipia to carry out engineering survey and design, the
project.

The design report has been completed and is being reviewed by NEMA. According to
the design report, Thome small holders irrigation project will entail the rehabilitation of
intake works on Narumoru river, construction of a 9km water conveyance main gravity
flow pipeline and 2.5km distribution network, 2 No. water pans of 25,000m3 capacity
and 5,000lts capacity respectively, 3 No. masonry water storage tanks of 225m3
capacity each. To cater for households along the main gravity line a parallel 3.5km 3”
will be constructed to run along the main gravity line.
The proposed abstraction point of the flood flow is proposed at an existing water
intake on Narumoru River GPS locations is 37M 273851.541 UTM 9990006.977 and
elevation 1848m a s l above sea level. The main storage water pan is located
downstream about 3.5 km away. Flood water will be abstracted from the river and
allowed to flow by gravity through a 300mmm diameter pipeline to 2 water pans and
three masonry water storage tanks proposed to be constructed at strategic points in
Thome before distribution.