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Nairobi Rivers Basin Rehabilitation and Restoration Program: Sewerage Improvement Project Phase II — Kenya

Kenya · Nairobi and surrounding areas · Water & Sanitation

Overview

The Nairobi Rivers Basin Rehabilitation and Restoration Program: Sewerage Improvement Project Phase II (NaRSIP II) is a major wastewater and sanitation infrastructure programme in Nairobi, Kenya. It is designed to expand sewerage coverage, improve wastewater collection and treatment, and reduce untreated wastewater discharges into the Nairobi Rivers Basin.

The programme includes rehabilitation and construction of wastewater-treatment facilities, expansion of Nairobi's sewer network, faecal-sludge-management infrastructure and sanitation facilities in informal settlements. Institutional support and project-management activities accompany the physical infrastructure.

The African Development Bank approved the project in December 2018. Kenya's Development Projects Management Information System classifies it as ongoing through 2026, while Athi Water Works Development Agency reports overall implementation progress of 75%.

Key project information

Official name
Nairobi Rivers Basin Rehabilitation and Restoration Program: Sewerage Improvement Project Phase II
Common name
NaRSIP II
Status
Ongoing
Current phase
Implementation
Country
Kenya
Location
Nairobi and surrounding areas
Sector
Water & Sanitation
Sub-sector
Large-scale sanitation · sewerage infrastructure
Project structure
Sovereign public infrastructure programme
RicherFin project ID
013fd22e-4e21-4b41-9e66-5754cafc1b95
AfDB project ID
P-KE-EB0-010
Estimated project cost
UA 53.819 million · current AfDB project record
Approval date
11 Dec 2018
Implementation period
2020–2026
Expected completion
2026

Financing

NaRSIP II is financed principally through sovereign financing from the African Development Bank Group, with a Government of Kenya contribution. The original appraisal also identifies the French Development Agency as a co-financier of the wider intervention.

The current AfDB project database records total project cost of UA 53.819 million, comprising UA 50.909 million from the African Development Bank and UA 2.910 million from the African Development Fund.

Financing structure
Sovereign public financing · development-finance loans · government counterpart funding
African Development Bank
UA 50.909 million
African Development Fund
UA 2.910 million
Government contribution
€7.927 million in the original appraisal financing plan
Financing sought
Not publicly documented as currently outstanding