Publication: Water Supply and Sanitation in Kenya : Turning Finance into Services for 2015 and Beyond
Date
2011
ISSN
Published
2011
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The architecture of the water supply and
sanitation subsectors in Kenya has undergone significant
change in the last decade, in response to a slow
deterioration of urban services through the 1980s and
'90s. Initiated with a new water act in 2002,
significant policy revision and restructuring of
institutional roles is still ongoing and will need to be
aligned with the new Constitution of Kenya 2010. Most of the
reform emphasis has been in the water supply subsectors,
especially urban, but sanitation is now regaining emphasis
with a new policy published in 2007 and a strategy and
investment plan in development. These reforms of the
enabling environment are beginning to yield impacts in the
coverage and quality of services. Kenya's challenge is
to finalize the reform of enabling aspects such as
strategies and investment plans, further clarifying roles
and responsibilities, at the same time as significantly
scaling up resources and systems for implementing the
development of new services on the ground. Finally, in terms
of checks and balances, while the monitoring and evaluation
architecture is elaborate, greater use of the findings
captured by information systems and reports is needed to
drive performance improvements. The African Ministers
Council on Water (AMCOW) Second Country Status Overview
(CSO2) has been produced in collaboration with the
Government of Kenya and other stakeholders.
Citation
“World Bank. 2011. Water Supply and Sanitation in Kenya : Turning Finance into Services for 2015 and Beyond. © World Bank, Nairobi. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3a8d46a2-640e-52b2-9fa7-b8fdb7324849 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”