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Homabay County Flagship Investment Projects Under Ppp

Homa Bay County Referral Hospital Project ($ 8,345,000)

The Homa-Bay Hospital is the only existing Public County Referral Facility. It is located at the County Headquarters in Homa-Bay Town. The Health Facility is 50 years old with a catchment population of over 1 million people. It is governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Technical Staff under a Director. The existing Building Structures are worn out and require intensive renovation and face-lifting with age and time to suit modern technology on quality services delivery. The County Government has planned the renovation and rehabilitation of outpatient, inpatient and maternity blocks by expanding existing building structures. Due to lack of financial resources, key units of the Facility already done by the county government are not yet fully operational while the public are currently demands specialized health care services that are characteristic of any Referral Facility. Key projects that are ongoing include (Blood Bank Satellite Center, Oxygen Plant, Eye Clinic and Kidney Dialysis unit among others). The Health Facility Currently employs over 300 trained staff and additional casual workers. Physicians Doctors are 2, other specialized professionals are 34, and midwives are 153 below the Norms and Standards required. Daily inpatient and outpatient flow is very high. Partners supporting HIV/AIDs services also link with the facility.

Proposed Areas for Private Sector Support: Based on the regular intergovernmental consultations and support, the County Government of Homa Bay included in its budget resource envelop to support the Homa-Bay Hospital to a limited level namely: Establishment of a Blood Bank Satellite Center, Oxygen plant, Kidney Dialysis Unit, and Eyes clinic. On the other hand, the County Government is seeking private sector funding and technical support in the following key components of the proposed Development, Face-Lifting and Expansion of Homa Bay County Referral Hospital Project:

(a) construction and Equipping of Cancer Screening & Treatment unit;

(b) establishment of CT Scan Unit and scanning machines installation;

(c) establishment of HDU and ICU Units equipped with relevant machines and equipment to respond to health emergency cases;

(d) improvement of Clinical Laboratory;

(e) improvement of hospital solid and liquid waste management and disposal system;

(f) establishment of Hospital Gym and Improvement of Physiotherapy Unit;

(g) revenue automation system and management;

(h) establishment of Private Wing within the County Referral Hospital to provide specialized medical services to able clients in need of these services at home.

Waste Recycling

As the population increases and with the advent of devolution, people have moved to rural towns. This has resulted in increased volumes of waste which is dumped all over the settlement areas causing pollution, diseases and environmental degradation of land and waters in the region. These wastes materials can be converted into economical products that can be a source of income to the population of our county. The main drivers of the project are; increasing volume of water hyacinth in the lake is as a result of high waste nutrients that are generated from the mainland and deposited in the lake. This is a raw material for recycling the water hyacinth into economic products for sale; high rate of generating domestic waste in the county due to population growth; enhanced market for the recycled products and high rate of youth unemployment.

Homa Bay Water Treatment Plant Project ($1,257,000,000)

As a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals, the Government of Kenya is committed to achieving set goals, one of which is to reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2015. The Water Purification Plant will go a long way in contributing towards these Development Goals in creating significant opportunities and also in poverty reduction in the region. The Water Purification Plant (The Plant) project will involve; construction of Earth Dams or Reservoirs and creating Water Catchment Areas across major rivers in Homa Bay County; construction and set up of a Water Purification Plant which will incorporate Ozone Water Purification Systems; construction of a Water pipeline from the Water Purification Plant to the Storage Tank further downstream; construction of Reservoir further downstream; construction of a Pumping Station at the Reservoirs area from which the Water Supply Services board will draw water and distribute within the region.

Rural and Urban Water Supply ($ 15,337,000)

The project intends to develop new water treatment plants in major urban centers; to develop effective distribution and billing systems and storage/water reservoir facilities in five major towns within the county to increase water access, availability, distribution and supply in order to meet the demand of an increasing urban population in Homa Bay County. Type of investment plan proposed: Build Operate Transfer (BOT). Promoters of Projects: Department of Water Services, Irrigation, Forestry and Environment, Homa Bay County; Ministry of Water and Irrigation; Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and Kenya Investment Authority

The Proposed Homa Bay County Headquarters Development Project (US$11,904,762)

The County Government of Homa Bay is seeking a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project financing of US$11,904,762 to develop its headquarters. The property shall be a mixed-use ultra-modern office and commercial complex to be established on a 4-acre piece of land already acquired at Arujo Ward in Homa Bay Town Sub-County of Homa Bay County, Kenya. When completed, the facility will accommodate all County Government Departments (10 in number) as well as provide ample office and commercial spaces for rental tenants. In all, 60% of the built area shall be dedicated to government departments and their services while 40% of the build area shall be dedicated to private sector –mainly offices and middle to high-end restaurants and recreation centers.

Tom Mboya University College Students’ Hostels Project($26,325,000)

The County Government of Homa Bay in collaboration with Maseno University calls upon local and International Expression of Interest to attract the most competitive developer and award tender on a BO T Turn Key Private Sector Investment Model for the construction and management of the required University Student Hostels.The project shall be established in a 10 acre piece of land (curved from 62 acres land designated for the University and its infrastructure) within the University College (Land Use Plan & Site Plan already developed in the University Master Plan). The land is a public utility land owned by Tom Mboya University College.The hostel consists of 6 units consisting of 3-winged hostels with a floor space of 615.48m2 per wing, translating to a total floor space of 1,846.44m2 per floor. Each hostel has 5-storey bringing the total floor space to 9,232.2m2 with a total student capacity of 912 students per hostel.

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Homa Bay County Solar Power Plant($80,000,000)

The solar plant project in Homa Bay County is feasible because the county receives at least 8 hours of sunshine everyday throughout the year. This can be set up in the mainland or the islands of Homa Bay County for mini off grid solar plants. There are already plans to set up three solar plant projects in Rusinga Island, Kabondo Komala and Apuko Hills in Karachuonyo. The county government will donate land for the project to investors or shall organize the community to lease out their land. Solar energy can stabilize the current erratic power supply. It will create jobs besides opening up the area for development. The county has only 3.3% electricity penetration compared to the national average of 30% and over 94% kerosene usage for lighting and cooking, which is the highest in Kenya, thus necessitating investment in Solar Power.

Wind Power Generation ($27,500,000)

Homa Bay County has potential for wind power generation because it is endowed with the lake and hills around it. Wind power speed has been tested and passed the minimum requirement of 5.5. The potential areas are in Rachuonyo, Suba and Mbita Sub-counties. Wind power turbines can generate up to 20MW which can be fed into the national grid to reduce the current outages and rationing. It should also eliminate use of expensive diesel powered generators. The project will benefit the community through new roads and employment opportunities besides a cleaner environment. The current Government strategy for lowering the cost of energy in the country is to increase generation from cheaper and cleaner sources such as solar and wind in the mix of total generation.

Mini Grid Hydroelectric Power Generation Projects

Available studies shows that development of energy projects is fundamental for Homa Bay’s long-term competitiveness, increased productivity across sectors, long term growth, modernization, and energy supply sustainability and efficiency. Long-term investment in renewable energy is thus a vital driver for a sustainable growth, employment creation, industrial development and financial stability of this County. Large energy infrastructure projects require decades of revenues to amortize the high upfront investment and long-term financing schemes. Consequently, a purely private sector investment with a long term contract with the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN) will be ideal for this project. The County Government of Homa Bay will ensure the investor (s) get all the necessary regulatory and technical assistance as is required within the Legal Frameworks of Energy Generation in Kenya.

Affordable Housing Project ($25,000,000)

The County Government of Homa Bay is inviting Private Sector Investment in Affordable Residential Housing for its growing civil servants and emerging middle class. The proposed Homa Bay County’s Affordable Housing Project intends to address the acute housing shortage to address the surging property demand-supply gap in Homa Bay County. During the first phase of this project, the County Government of Homa Bay will seek private sector investment in Development of at least 2,000 affordable housing units within Homa Bay Municipality. Targeting delivery of 10,000 housing units across the county in the next five years to cater for the increasing accommodation needs of civil servants, business community and other professionals in the County. The proposed project shall be a master planned gated community occupying a total of approximately10 acres of land within Homa Bay Town. 5. The project targets government employees and other private sector workers and consultants earning low and medium monthly salaries but with secure and stable jobs and or businesses that can offer them opportunities to regularly pay their house rents through check-off system or through contracted property management firm service contract. The total number of housing units anticipated in this project is at least 2,000 residential units which will comprise of 1, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments on four-storey structures as well as space efficient individual duplex units. The structures will be energy efficient with natural ventilation, lighting and water recycling services in place. Modern building technologies will be used alongside durable zero carbon emission building materials in this project.

University Staff Quarters

The project entail Staff Rental Housing Units at or near the proposed Tom Mboya University College in Homa Bay Town. It aims deliver a suitably designed family units at a competitive rate without any effect on rates for existing Kenyan University Staff housing or significant impact on debt capacity by the investor (s). Land Area Requirement: 10 acres within Homa Bay Municipality. Project Description: The Staff Quarters consists of 145 units of 2–3 bedrooms. Lease Term: 25 years, subject to earlier or later termination upon payoff of bonds (amortized over 30 years following completion).

The Proposed Homa Bay County Headquarters Development Project (US$11,904,762)

The County Government of Homa Bay is seeking a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project financing of US$11,904,762 to develop its headquarters. The property shall be a mixed-use ultra-modern office and commercial complex to be established on a 4-acre piece of land already acquired at Arujo Ward in Homa Bay Town Sub-County of Homa Bay County, Kenya. When completed, the facility will accommodate all County Government Departments (10 in number) as well as provide ample office and commercial spaces for rental tenants. In all, 60% of the built area shall be dedicated to government departments and their services while 40% of the build area shall be dedicated to private sector – mainly offices and middle to high-end restaurants and recreation centers.

Homabay Apparel Processing Industry ( $1,000,000 - $10,000,000 )

The project aims to capitalize on extended AGOA and leverage the Homa Bay experience in cotton production. A private entity is supposed to be brought on aboard under Build- Own model