Eng. Joseph Kamau appointed CEO of Athi Water Works Development Agency

The appointment was announced Friday by Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation, Zacharia Njeru.

Eng. Kamau has been serving as the acting CEO since September 2023. He has over 27 years of dedicated service in the Water and Sanitation Sector in Kenya, Eng. Kamau.

Expressing his confidence in Eng. Kamau's leadership abilities, CS Njeru praised him as a visionary leader capable of driving transformative impact in the Water Sector.

"Eng. Joseph Kamau's appointment heralds a new chapter for AWWDA," stated Mr. Njeru. "His extensive experience, coupled with his strategic vision and dedication to excellence, will undoubtedly propel the agency to greater heights of success."

Eng. Kamau holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nairobi, a Master's Degree in Environment Planning and Management from Kenyatta University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Hydraulics Engineering from the prestigious Hydraulics Research Institute in Cairo, Egypt.

He is a registered Consulting Engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK), Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (FIEK), and a registered Lead Environmental Expert, and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).