Gatundu residents claim the dam will render the area uninhabitable.
The project aims to provide water to six million households.
GERD generates a quarter of the output of China’s Three Gorges Dam.
The dam will provide 80% of Kwale’s daily water requirement.
The facility will hold 15 million cubic metres of water.
The 59-metre-high dam occupies a 600-acre site.
Sh700bn worth of mega dams are currently in the pipeline.
The tunnel stands as Kenya's longest water diversion passageway.
Africa is undertaking key projects to support its rising population.
Overview of the country’s biggest construction ventures.