Senior officials from the Ministry of Water are in Italy to try and resolve the standoff surrounding the stalling of three mega water projects in the Rift Valley.
The team is led by Principal Secretary Paul Rono, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua and Solicitor General Shadrack Mose.
They met the top Italian government officials Saturday in Rome where they discussed how to revive Itare, Arror and Kimwarer dams.
In a statement, Rono said the Italian government has agreed to work with the Kenyan government to look for a lasting solution to the challenges that were experienced.
“We agreed on how to address these hitches and most importantly have the contractors return to the site as soon as possible,” he said.
The government, he said, is keen on the development of the projects which will provide water for domestic, irrigation and industrial use.
President William Ruto and his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarela announced during a meeting at the Statehouse in March that the two counties have agreed to withdraw the arbitration cases against the three dams.
"I am proud to announce that the three dams which were subjected to court cases and court matters, we should be able to go on with the construction of these three dams in a few months," he said.
He said Kenya and Italy also agreed on a framework to settle all the outstanding court cases and matters surrounding the three dams.
"The terms will also be renegotiated so that we can provide for the delivery of the dams and implementation of projects," Ruto added.
During his visit to Italy in July, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on his part voiced similar concern urging the Italian government to fast-track the resumption of projects.
He spoke during a luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for leaders from the Horn of Africa.
