Muvitha Kathemboni Watershed Management project The project target area is Kitui County/ Diocese which is situated in South Eastern Kenya and borders Embu and Tharaka to the North, Makueni and Machakos to the west, Tana River district to the East and Taita Taveta to the South. The Catholic Diocese of Kitui covers an approximated arid and semi-arid area of 30,142 Km² out of which 6,903 Km² is occupied by Tsavo East National Park. It has a population of around 1.09 million people. 
The Catholic Diocese of Kitui is currently within 16 Government administrative districts. The region is situated within the vast arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya characterized by harsh climatic conditions and resultant frequent and prolonged drought events.
Due to limited rainfall received in the district, water resources are scarce and are composed of seasonal rivers that form during rainy seasons and immediately dry up after the rains. Although a major water source, the Athi and Tana Rivers are the only perennial rivers found within Diocese limits and flow along the border with Machakos to the West and Tharaka to the North. Several water pans and dams also supply water and are supplemented byGround water sources (boreholes, wells and springs) that are found in hilly areas. However, the ground water supplies are also insufficient since some have low yields and others high salinity. Although the water facilities are many, most are poorly maintained and unreliable and dry up during dry seasons leaving households without adequate supplies for domestic and livestock use. Poor rainfall has led to inadequate recharge of water sources leading to an ever shrinking reserve for an increasing population.
Nearly 90% of households in the region do not have access to clean water points and those who do, trek an average of 5 Kms to get to the nearest water sources. 
The climate of the district is arid and semi-arid with very erratic and unreliable rainfall. Most of the areas are generally hot and dry leading to high rate of evaporation. Deforestation has increased risk of disasters, a situation the diocese is at presently where the recurrence of droughts and other disasters has been increasing in frequency. 
The implementation of this project is intended to improve food security, enhance livelihoods and increase access to clean water to 628 households within Muvitha/Kathemboni/Syomuunyu areas of Yatta District. This translates to 1592 males and 1718 females making a total population of 3310 individuals who are set to benefit from the project. 375 boys and 615 girls within the schools in this area shall also benefit from this project.   More funds will be solicited for the project in order to go beyond the two years so that the whole catchment area can be reached.  This will bring the total population reached to 8275 individuals (1659 households), 3981 men and 4294 women.  The implementation of this - project is meant to offer lessons which would later be utilized in the initiation of similar interventions within the diocese. Water scarcity in the project area affects women more than men since it is they who have the responsibility of providing it. This project is intended to lessen the burden for the women who will now have more time to work in their farms and take care of their families. Children who often miss school to assist their parents in the search for water may now have the opportunity to attend school without interruptions. Enhanced hygiene and sanitation practices adoption is expected to lead to reduction in cases of water borne diseases, hence improved health for the community. 
Adoption of good environmental management practices is expected to increase productivity and improve conservation leading to sustainable utilization of  current resources. In the long term it is anticipated that these practices will go a long way in sensitizing the community about the dangers of over-exploitation of the natural resources. Regeneration is not automatic but a responsibility of the communities concerned to put in place measures to ensure that resources used are always done bearing in mind that measures to regenerate the same are adopted. This is expected to be done through the empowerment and capacity building of the, Natural Resource Management Committees (NRMC). The committees will be responsible for management of the water facilities and they will also act as the drivers for the conservation practices. This is one sure way of ensuring sustainability in that the community themselves would be driving their own change in ways that they understand and address problems that are clear to them.