On August 1, Kenyan President Kenyatta unveiled the water supply project of karimanuo dam in Kenya undertaken by Chinese enterprises, which marks that the project has fully entered the delivery stage and put into operation, and will greatly alleviate the water problem of nearly one million people in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and surrounding towns. Joseph njorog, Acting Deputy Minister of the Ministry of water resources, sanitation and irrigation of Kenya, said in an interview with the reporter that the karimanuu dam water supply project reflects the deepening of China Kenya cooperation and will greatly alleviate the water problem in Nairobi and surrounding areas. "This is a very important project for us." Li Jiafeng, senior consultant of karimanuel dam water supply project, said that the project is a comprehensive water conservancy project integrating the dam, water treatment plant and pipeline. It is located in Kiambu County, about 75 kilometers away from Nairobi. At present, the project has entered the delivery stage and has been put into operation. The reservoir capacity of the dam is 26.4 million cubic meters, and the daily treatment capacity of the water plant is 70000 cubic meters. After completion, it will supply water to Nairobi and its surrounding towns, and ensure environmental sanitation and public health and safety through clean water. Li Jiafeng said that the dam project has solved the employment of nearly 2000 local people in Kenya and provided them with skills and operation and maintenance training. In addition, almost all construction materials used in the project are purchased locally, which promotes the economic development of the local and surrounding counties. It is understood that the karimanu dam water supply project was built in August 2019. It is the landing project of China's "the Belt and Road" initiative in Kenya, and is also one of the flagship projects of the Kenyan government's "vision 2030". (news agency)