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15-728: The Mpanda River and the Kajeke River are the only permanent tributaries of the Rusizi in its lower plain. The Mpanda rises near the crest of the Zaire-Nile ridge , and flows across the plain for about 30 kilometres (19 mi). About 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Rusizi it crosses an enormous expanse of marshes that connect to the Mutimbuzi River basin. The Mpanda rises in the Kibira National Park on

30-636: A program to clean the 8 metres (26 ft) deep river bed had started, but did not last long, so the river gradually become shallower. In May 2006 torrential rains caused the Kajeke River to overflow again, resulting in damaging floods, particularly in the Commune of Gihanga . The river reached the Mpanda cemetery, where it flooded and completely destroyed many graves. In December 2021 the President of

45-701: Is a commune of Bubanza Province in north-western Burundi . The capital lies at Gihanga city. The provincial capital is located in Bubanza .   · Gihanga (capital)   · Buramata   · Gihungwe   · Kagwena   · Mpanda   · Mukindu   · Murira   · Muyange   · Ninga   · Nyeshanga   · Rushakashaka 3°11′00″S 29°17′00″E  /  3.18333°S 29.2833°E  / -3.18333; 29.2833 This Burundi location article

60-643: Is a river in Bubanza Province , Burundi. It is a tributary of the Ruzizi River . The river rises to the east of Muramba and flows south to Bubanza , running west past the north of that city. It turns southeast and flows past Gihanga to the Ruzizi River. The surroundings of Kajeke are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation. The area is densely populated, with 266 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016. Savannah climate prevails in

75-547: Is up to 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 ft) wide and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) deep. In dry periods the flow may be only 2 cubic metres per second (71 cu ft/s), but it can become a torrent in flood periods. In October 2020 the standpipes in Rukaramu, Commune of Mutimbuzi , Bujumbura Rural Province, had been dry for over six months. The inhabitants were forced to use water from the Mpanda River. In November 2020

90-869: The National Platform for Risk Prevention and Disaster Management visited the site where the Kajeke riverbed was being redeveloped in Gihanga Commune by Oxfam with European Union funding. After the bed had been redeveloped, grasses and trees would be planted to stabilize the banks. Oxfam planned to undertake a similar project on the Musasa River in Rutana Province . In May 2022 the Kajeke River, which had been diverted from its main bed by rice farmers, flooded 118 houses in Gihanga. Traffic

105-507: The area. The average annual temperature in the area is 24 °C (75 °F). The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is 28 °C (82 °F), and the coldest is March, with 21 °C (70 °F). Average annual rainfall is 1,086 millimetres (42.8 in). The wettest month is December, with an average of 154 millimetres (6.1 in) of precipitation, and the driest is July, with 3 millimetres (0.12 in) of precipitation. The Kajeke River flooded in 1982. After that

120-524: The border between Muramvya Province and Bubanza Province. It flows west and then south-southwest through Bubanza Province past the towns of Mpanda and Murengeza , then flows southwest along the boundary between Bubanza Province and Bujumbura Rural Province . It defines the north end of the Melchior Ndadaye International Airport , then joins the Ruzizi River just north of its mouth on Lake Tanganyika . The Mpanda

135-550: The contractors had not been paid for the remaining work. In October 2021 Evariste Ndayishimiye , President of Burundi, visited the site, where he found that some of the structures had already collapsed. In June 2021 the French company Hydroneo East Africa received a $ 1 million development loan from the British government's Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) for implementation of a 10.2MW run-of-river hydroelectric project on

150-558: The infrastructure of the Melchior Ndadaye International Airport. Work began on a hydroelectric dam on the Mpanda River in 2011, with an estimated cost of US$ 54 million. The contractors included the Chinese company CENEMA-CGC for the power plant buildings and equipment, and Angelique International for the connection station and distribution line. Work stopped in 2017 after 45% had been completed, since

165-575: The rapids of the Mpanda River. The project needed $ 43.5 million in total, and Hydroneo expected to complete financing in 2022. In June 2023 Hydroneo East Africa invited separate tenders for construction of the Mpanda Hydroelectric Power Station and for the 27 kilometres (17 mi) power transmission line from the plant and the Rubirizi substation. Kajeke River The Kajeke River ( French : Rivière Kajeke )

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180-467: The river banks collapsed and Mpanda River left its bed near Rukaramu. In March 2021 the Gatura irrigation dam on the Mpanda River gave way, causing a risk that over 3,125 hectares (7,720 acres) of rice fields in the communes of Mpanda and Gihanga would dry up. A possible solution was to divert the nearby Nyaburiga River into the dam's canal. In May 2021 the river threatened to break the dam that protects

195-398: The work were drawn up in 2019, but as of 2021 work had not begun. In June 2021 Evariste Ndayishimiye , President of Burundi, visited the dam site, where he said he would establish a commission to study construction of the dam. The goal was to irrigate 3,600 hectares (8,900 acres) of rice and corn fields in the first phase, and 6,000 in the second phase. Commune of Gihanga Gihanga

210-650: Was disrupted on the Bujumbura – Cibitoke road, and large areas of rice fields were flooded, with the crops washed away. The Mpanda cemetery was also damaged. In 2009 Work started on construction of a hydro-agricultural dam on the Kajeke between the between the Kagirigiri colline of the Commune of Bubanza and the Cabara colline of the Buvyuko Zone. It was to irrigate 1,013 hectares (2,500 acres), but this

225-517: Was later expanded to 2,813 hectares (6,950 acres). In November 2015 Joseph Butore , Second Vice-President of Burundi, visited the dam site with the ministers of Agriculture, Good Governance and Environment. The purpose was to assess progress and learn about the cause of the slowdown. The companies defaulted, and in March 2018 the Minister of Agriculture said the project had failed. Tenders to restart

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