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Water and Sanitation Program Africa Kenya Country Status Overview (CSO) Patrick Mwangi & Japheth Mbuvi May 24, 2004 MDG Outlook Is Kenya on the right track to reach the MDGs for water and sanitation? Kenya appears to be on the right track to achieve the MDGs for WSS,…. greater attention needs to be paid to resource allocation and equity. To achieve the MDGs by 2015, 15.8m more people need to obtain access to water and 16.5m more people need access to sanitation. This would require an increase in current capacity of about 1.18 times for water supply, and 2.15 times for sanitation. 2 Main issues to be addressed Restructuring the Ministry of Water and Irrigation Operationalize the new sector institutions, by equipping them adequately with the resources The need to move towards a Sector Wide Approach, including an improved sector investment plan and a collaborative budget process Strengthen the existing legal and institutional frameworks to clarify roles, encourage private sector participation Improved M&E systems are needed to track progress, particularly regarding access, financing, and costeffectiveness 3 Coverage targets and investment requirements Water Sanitation 1990 2002 2015 (MDG) Total Investment Requirements Public Invest Required Planned Public Invest Access Access Access (%) (%) (%) Add Pop to be covered (m/year) Rural 30 46 66 0. 219 12 51 63 57 33 Urban 91 89 96 0. 701 53 22 75 67 77 Total 45 62 80 0.916 65 73 138 124 110 Rural 40 43 70 0.336 9 25 34 0 0 Urban 49 56 75 0.674 51 14 65 59 0 59 0 New Replace/rehab Total (m$/ year) 60 Total 42 48 72 0.990 39 99 Sources and notes: Physical Infrastructure Sector MTEF Report 2006; Population Statistics National Population Census 1999. 4 Access to Safe Drinking Water 45.0 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Goal: G Increase access to water from 14.7m to 27.4m by 2015 (4.2m rural and 8.6m urban) 11.8 14.1 15.3 15.2 14.1 9.4 1990 14.7 17.9 2000 2005 With access w ater 22.2 2010 27.5 2015 Without access w ater Measures to improve national strategies While there are positive signs that the GoK is serious about water sector reform, the NWSS), Water Resources Management Strategy (WRMS) and Sector Investment Plan remain in draft form, and need to be finalized, opened for public consultation, and adopted. The environmental sanitation and hygiene policy under preparation needs to be finalized, with engagement from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education 6 Measures for improving sector financing Need to implement the SWAp through the development of a sector investment plan and development of a collaborative budget process. Water pricing policies must be rationalized to ensure cost recovery for the sector and more efficient use of water resources, while retaining a pro-poor element for equity and access 7 Measures for improving sector monitoring and evaluation An M&E unit within MWI needs to be supported to be effective tracking progress towards the MDGs. and to provide reliable access to data and inventory information at appropriate planning level (district/ services board), as well as unit costs and value for money tracking. Develop effective planning, monitoring & evaluation systems/tools in order for effective monitoring of progress in the sector. This should be based on the establishment of accurate data and statistics on water and sanitation coverage 8 Measures to improve sector capacity Medium Technical Assistance (TA) should be provided to utilities, to ensure a smooth shift from centrally managed utilities, to autonomous water utilities working under proven corporate principles. Facilitate the participation of the private sector, civil society and communities in investment planning, financing service delivery and management. 9 Measures to improve institutional arrangements The Ministry of Water and Irrigation needs support to complete its restructuring, and operationalize new institutional arrangements as set forth in the law. This includes leadership and measures to support engagement with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education for sanitation and hygiene issues. With the new institutional frameworks, capacity is required in all areas, relating to staffing, work/business plan development, strategic planning, and funding. There is a need to implement effectively the transfer plan to adjust to the new institutional arrangements facing the Ministry, including a human resources development strategy, within the stipulated timeframe. 10