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KEY INTERVENTIONS,EXPERIENCES AND IMPACTS OF LAKE VICTORIA WATER AND SANITATION INITIATIVE- LVWATSAN-HOMA BAY KENYA

Presented by: Joseph Ongoro- MD. South Nyanza Water Services

Company LTD

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Project objectives

Support pro-poor water and sanitation investments in the secondary urban centres in the Lake Victoria Region;

Build institutional and human resource capacities at local and regional levels for the sustainability of improved water and sanitation services;

Facilitate the benefits of upstream water sector reforms to reach the local level in the participating urban centres;

Reduce the environmental impact of urbanization in the Lake Victoria Basin.

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Project towns in Kenya Programme is being implemented in KISII, HOMA

BAY and BONDO towns in Kenya. In all the three towns, the recent studies in the low income and informal/slum settlements recognize the top priority developmental challenges in the towns to be:

Lack of access to safe drinking water and

Lack of proper means for excreta, solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage.

Inadequate capacity – skilled human resources, equipment and institutional organizations.

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Project Management structure Regional level

Policy guidance provided by ministers for three East African countries Secretariat of East African community UN habitat

National / country level Three level of management have been established

Project management units Provides overall coordination and management of projects in each

country Town level

Project is coordinated by Project implementation units ( PIUs) chaired by the respective town clerks

Multi stakeholder forums- composed of representatives from municipal authorities, service providers, local business, NGOs and CBOs. They facilitate active participation of various stakeholders in design and implementation of the project.- They also raise awareness, develop understanding, promote local capacity and support by encouraging active stakeholder engagement.

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Homa Bay Town

Located in the western part of Kenya, 405 km south west of Nairobi capital city of Kenya.

Situated on the north eastern part of Lake Victoria.

Altitude – approx. 4000ft ( 1330 m) above sea level.

Area – 197 sq km. Half of which is covered by Lake Victoria.

Climate – semi arid.

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Water infrastructure Water services covers 23 km2

with 3 km3 within the CBD

Main source – lake Victoria

Population – 75,000 persons of which 70% are in the urban area

Service coverage is at 57%

Current design capacity- 3,500 m3/day

Current demand- 7,000 m3/day Aerial photograph of Homa Bay town

Aerial photograph of Homa Bay town

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Key challenges before the start of the programme

High water losses- approx. 65%

Low revenue base by the water utility

Low production leading to low water coverage- only 30% of the town population was served.

Inadequate or poor sanitation in low incomes areas; Coverage is less than 30%

High cost of power to operate and maintain both water and mechanical sewerage plant.

New treatment works

Mechanical sewerage plant

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Challenges…

Inadequate transport to support and manage solid waste/ garbage leading to clogging of drainage system by wastes.

Poor and dilapidated system i.e. pumping system and pipelines.

Frequent powers surges and blackouts leading to loss of pumping hours

Municipal council tractor

Clogged drains

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UN-Habitats' immediate interventions in Homa bay

Water infrastructure Increased water production by 210

m3/hr – installed 4 new water pumps at New lake intake, old lake intake and Booster stations

Improved treatment efficiency and reduction of water losses by replacement of leaking valves and filter media at the old treatment works

Increase water accessibility at low income areas by construction of 2 No. Communal Water Kiosks at Shauri Yako

Expansion of distribution network in upper Sofia- 800 m uPVC pipeline

New Pumping sets at the old treatment works

New water kiosk

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Cont… Remodeling of

distribution network by installation of pressure regulating valves i.e. Non return valves and air valves

Reduction of non-revenue water by installation of 10 No. bulk maters and 500 No. consumer water meters

Bulk meter

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Interventions cont.

Sewerage management Supply of sewer roding and handling

equipment Sanitation

Construction of 10 No. demonstration latrines in public institutions and public areas

Solid waste management Supply of Solid Waste Management

tools and equipment :- Supply of 3 No. 60 hp tractors with trailers Supply of 5 No. 4 m3 containers Supply of 2 No. small pick-up tractors Supply of 32 No. bins Supply of solid waste handling tools such as

rakes, wheel barrows and spades. Construction of Waste 4 No. Transfer

Stations Installation of Tipping Bins at key public

areasNew tractors-supplied through the programme

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Capacity building programme

Fast-track Capacity Building to Water Utility – South Nyanza Water services

UN habitat contracted the National water and Sewerage Company of Kampala to carry out training to staff of South Nyanza Water services Co. in various aspects:-

Utility management Customer care Corporate governance Operation and management Block mapping Reduction of non-

revenue( un-accounted for water-ufw)

Supply of Computers, accessories, laboratory equipments and O&M tools

A Water technicians using the O& M tools supplied

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Provision of water & Sanitation to vulnerable groups

1. Prisoners Care Programme Rehabilitation of Homa Bay GK prison water and Sanitation system- through construction of storage tanks and separate pipelines to the staff and inmates, rehabilitation of distribution system and sanitation/ sewerage system within the prison The project target was to serve 500 inmates and over 1000 staffs and families with improved water and sanitation facilities.

New tanks at Homa bay GK prison- prison on the Foreground

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ii) Household sanitation- implemented by SANA international

The project targets women headed household by provision, establishment of Micro Credit Facilities for construction of 300 latrines

The project promotes use of locally available materials for construction of latrines.. E.g- mud walling.

10 artisans were trained on construction of the facilities – promotion of technology transfer

Sample MCS facilities

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iii) Water and sanitation for schools

A new programme targeting 30 schools in the three municipalities, 10 schools per municipality

The project will construct rain water harvesting tanks of capacities 30-46 m3 per school, 4 door sanitation block for boys and girls and hand washing facilities.

The total population targeted is 15,000 pupils in the three municipalities ( 5000 pupils per municipality)

Rain water harvesting Ferro cement tank under construction at Asego Pri. school

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Impacts of the programme There has been increased daily water production from

1500 m3/ day to 3000 m3/day with the new pumping units

There has been an improvement in the no. of metered connections from 1000 to 1500 connections

169 new water connections have been realized while over 130 dormant connections have been activated. This means over 2000 additional people are now served with water.

The fast track capacity building programme has seen improved monthly revenue collections from Ksh. 400,000 to an average of Kshs. 1.1 million per month, improved customer relations as well as more effective operational systems geared to reduction of non-revenue water.

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Cont..

The non revenue water has reduced from 65% in 2007 to about 30 % currently.

Over 1000 persons and school children are now served with improved sanitation.

There has been improved solid waste collection by the Municipal council from less than 7 tonnes/ day to over 20 tonnes/ day.

There has been improved transparency in service delivery by Municipal Council and Water Utilities through the involvement of stakeholders in project planning and implementation.

Over 1500 persons( inmates and prison wardens/ families) in Homa Bay GK prison are now served with improved water and sanitation facilities.

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Action plans to higher efficiency

Transform billing process from manual to fully computerized billing.

Increase the no. of metered connections from the current 62% to 100% metering. This will increase the revenue base to about Ksh. 2 million per month.

Promote new connections especially after the proposed 30 km pipeline. This targets about 2000 new connections.

Block mapping of the water supply system to completely eliminate all illegal connection.

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