Request Government help with an irrigation or water-harvesting project
State Department for Irrigation · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Log in to the State Department for Irrigation portal on eCitizen (irrigationkenya.ecitizen.go.ke), pick the request you need, such as an irrigation project, feasibility study or technical advice, and submit it. Feasibility studies and detailed designs take about 6 months.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- About 6 months for a feasibility study and detailed design. Other requests vary.
- Where
- Online on eCitizen (irrigationkenya.ecitizen.go.ke). Office: State Department for Irrigation, Maji House, Upper Hill, off Ngong Road, Nairobi.
What you need
- An eCitizen account
- For a feasibility study or design: relevant maps and data for the site
Steps
- Go to irrigationkenya.ecitizen.go.ke and sign in with your eCitizen account.
- Choose the right request: Irrigation Project Request, Feasibility Study or Technical Advisory Services. Each comes in three areas: irrigation and drainage, water harvesting and storage, or land reclamation.
- Fill in the request. For a feasibility study or design, attach maps and data for your site.
- Pay if the service has a charge, then print the document the portal gives you.
Watch out
- The same request is listed three times (irrigation and drainage, water harvesting and storage, land reclamation), so pick the one that matches your project.
- Costs aren't fixed: the service charter lists the cost of these requests as 'varied'.
Who can apply
- Communities, households and schools: project requests cover community irrigation schemes, household water storage, community water pans and small dams, and micro-irrigation for schools.
Official sources (3)
- Irrigation services on E-citizen irrigation.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- State Department for Irrigation Service Charter (English) irrigation.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- State Department for Irrigation - eCitizen irrigationkenya.ecitizen.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026