Hundreds of residents from Kuresoi south are set to benefit from jobs following the construction of Itare dam in Kuresoi.
The Italian Government will fund the construction of the Dam at a cost of Sh34 billion to curb perennial water shortage in Nakuru.
Kenya signed the agreement with Italy’s BNP Paribas and Intesa San Paolo Bank July last year for the construction of the mega dam in Ndoinet, Kuresoi.
The project will be undertaken by Muratori and Cementitsti of Ravenna, Italy, which won the tender in September last year.
The 57m-high Itare Dam, which is expected to produce 100,000 cubic metres of water in a day, will have three permanent tributaries that include Sondu, Ndoinet and Songol rivers.
Initial works have began with hundreds of residents being hired for casual works. Itare dam will benefit over 800,000 residents of Kuresoi, Molo, Njoro, Rongai and Nakuru town with clean and reliable piped water.