Kirinyaga County Chief Officer Water, Irrigation & Natural Resources Jobs in Kenya

Kirinyaga County Chief Officer Water, Irrigation & Natural Resources Jobs in Kenya

Duties and Responsibilities

The directorate is responsible for efficient, economic provision of water and irrigation
services in the county by:

Ensuring that the people of Kirinyaga County have access to durable and safe water;

Developing new water infrastructure, Rehabilitation and augmentation of existing water supplies;

Capacity building members of water management Committees for sustainable management of the projects;

Developing policies for efficient and effective water service provision in the County;

In-charge of the county public water services assets on behalf of the public;

Protect public assets in case of private sector participation such as the separation
of operation from asset holding and development.

Establish a county irrigation development unit;

Formulate and implement county irrigation strategy in collaboration with relevant
stakeholders, in line with national policies and strategies;

Develop and maintain an irrigation database and integrate systematic monitoring and evaluation;

Identify community-based smallholder schemes for implementation in line with national guidelines;

Mainstream irrigation related statutory obligations such as those that relate to the environment, water and health;

Provide capacity building for farmers and support establishment of viable farmer organizations, and in particular irrigation water users associations to develop and manage irrigation schemes including actively participating in conflicts resolution within irrigation schemes;

Set up measures to implement adaptation and mitigation to climate change, and enhance sustainable environmental management.

How to Apply

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