The Northern Water Works Development Agency (NWWDA) was earlier established as Northern Water Services Boards through a Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1716 dated 12th March 2004 as a State Corporation under the State Corporations Act and the Water Act 2002. The water Act 2016 was enacted and the Northern Water Services Board, was gazetted as Northern Water Works Development Agency vide special issue of Kenya Gazette No. 28 dated 26th April 2019.
The Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation, Eng. Mugaa Murithi Eric, commenced a two-day extensive tour of water projects in Samburu County on 19th December 2024.
Northern Water Works Development Agency held a stakeholders engagement forum at the Nomads Hotel in Garissa to discuss the formulation of their 2024-2028 strategic plan.
The Cabinet Secretary Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Hon. Zachariah Njeru EGH, today was the Chief Guest during the County Dissemination Forum in Maralal town.