Ex post evaluation of the Wei Wei
Integrated Development Project
Ex post evaluation
The
Wei Wei Integrated Development Project:
A Success Story In Desertification Control
By Alex
Mugova and Jealinda Mavunga
The authors, Socio-economics and Natural Resources Experts,
respectively were hired by UNEP
to evaluate the success of the Project.
INTRODUCTION
The Wei Wei Integrated Development Project (WWIDP)
was started in 1987 following the signing of a development
co-operation agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Government of Kenya (GoK) and the Italian Cooperation to Development. According to the project design, the planned key
outputs of the project were as follows:
Construction of
intake weir on the Wei Wei river with a maximum intake flow of
1.2 cubic meters per second; ·
Laying of an
underground steel and PVC pipeline network that would
distribute water through gravity fed sprinkler irrigation
units on each plot;
Land reclamation
and improvement over 700 ha;
Setting up of a
pilot farm (50 ha) to provide logistical, equipment and other
inputs support to the whole scheme;
Development and
allocation of 540 individual plots of 1 ha each;
Construction of a
fully equipped service centre to provide workshop, stores and
office facilities.
The complete assessment is found at the
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