National Water Authority

The National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority is established under Section 30 of the Water Act 2016. NWHSAs main mandate is to undertake on behalf of the National Government, the development of national public water works for water resources storage and flood control. The Authority transitioned from National Water Conservation & Pipeline Corporation (NWCPC), whose main mandate was to develop state schemes and spearhead dam construction for water supply, flood control and other multipurpose uses. In summary, our mandate is best captured by our slogan; Hifadhi Maji, Boresha Maisha which basically means Water Storage for Prosperous life. The Authoritys mandate and functions as stipulated in Section 32 of the Water Act 2016 are several but the key ones are two-fold namely: (i) Undertake on behalf of the National Government, the development of national public water works for water resources storage and flood control; and, (ii) Maintain and manage national public water works In...