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 Chairperson of NWWDA Hon. Nasri Sahal Ibrahim joined fellow Chairpersons from various State Corporations in a tree planting exercise at Ngong forest on 14th June 2023 in a bid to embrace the over 30% tree cover initiative.
PS Water and Sanitation Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh on 10th March 2023 visited Sigle and Taraktali Farms in Wajir south constituency. The PS was impressed by horticultural produce and the organic nature of the farming exhibited. The land is virgin and no chemicals are used. The PS applauded the farmers efforts and urged them to be a good examples in the entire county and feed the Wajir county and eventually the rest of Kenya.
Yamo Dam, located in Samburu County, which has a capacity to hold 1.2 million cubic meters of water, is a significant water infrastructure project