Amala Norera Multipurpose Storage Reservoir Project

This Project is located in Western Kenya and was identified and prepared under the Mara River Basin Project. Project interventions include construction of water supply system; hydropower generation capacity of 1 MW; and development of an irrigation command area of 2,500 ha. (Upper Narok Multipurpose Dam))The project is expected to benefit 34,000 people.The primary use of the Mara River is for domestic water, and surface water is important for agriculture, livestock, wildlife, tourism, and industry. The demand for water has increased over the past 30 years because of increases in population, area under cultivation, livestock, and tourism. Domestic water in the Mara River Basin is largely drawn from unprotected sources

The vast majority of crops in the MRB are rainfed. On the Kenyan side, small-scale irrigation is practiced in a limited number of areas, and various studies have estimated that approximately 1,000 hectares are under large-scale irrigation, distributed along the river

This Project is located in Western Kenya and was identified and prepared under the Mara River Basin Project. Project interventions include construction of water supply system; hydropower generation capacity of 1 MW; and development of an irrigation command area of 2,500 ha. (Upper Narok Multipurpose Dam))The project is expected to benefit 34,000 people.The highland area of the Amala basin in Kenya is dominated by small-scale tea farmers, coupled with subsistence farming of crops including maize, potatoes, beans, kales, and millet.

The vast majority of crops in the MRB are rainfed. On the Kenyan side, small-scale irrigation is practiced in a limited number of areas, and various studies have estimated that approximately 1,000 hectares are under large-scale irrigation, distributed along the river