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WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT :
NAIROBI CITY WATER AND SEWERAGE
COMPANY PERSPECTIVE Eng. Philip Gichuki
Managing Director
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Ltd
Content
• Introduction
• Sustainable Development Goals baseline data
• Kenya Vision 2030
• Legal provision on water quality management in Kenya
• Water quality monitoring in Nairobi
• Catchment conservation initiatives
• Socio Connection Policy
• Leveraging on Technology
Introduction
• Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya
– It has a population of about 4 million
– The city is an economic hub for East Africa Region
• Under vision 2030, Nairobi city is to be a world class commercial center
– Improving WATSAN services for the city is therefore a high priority
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG)
• Kenya adheres to the
2030 Agenda for
Sustainable
Development Goals
adopted by UN
member states at the
70th UNGA summit
held in 2015.
KENYA VISION 2030
• Water and Sanitation sector is
under the social pillar
• The target is to attain
universal (100% ) water
coverage by 2030
• It is anchored on three
pillars: Economic, social
and political.
LEGAL PROVISIONS ON WATER QUALITY
MANAGEMENT IN KENYA
The constitution
• Article 42 of constitution confers to every person the right to a clean
and healthy environment…
• Article 43 (d) confers to every person the right to clean and safe
water in adequate quantities…..
• Article 70(1) guarantees clean environment as a claimable right by
any member……
LEGAL PROVISIONS ON WATER QUALITY
MANAGEMENT IN KENYA
Environmental Management and Coordination Act,1999 (EMCA)
• Provides for the establishment of the framework law on
environmental management and conservation …...
The Standard Act, (Chapter 496 of the Laws of Kenya)
• Establishes Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
• KEBS have set standards for drinking water in Kenya
Water Act of 2016
• Establishes Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB)
• WASREB regulate water services
– Under the regulations WASREB provide Guidelines for
monitoring drinking water quality
WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN
NAIROBI: SAMPLING POINTS
• The geo-referenced sampling points
cover the food chain from source to tap.
– Selection is based on areas prone
to contamination such as
unprotected sources, loops,
reservoirs, low-pressure zones,
extremes ends of the system,
densely populated areas, public
institutions;
• Sampling points are uniformly
distributed throughout a network
Catchment Areas
Treatment plants
CATCHMENT CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
Establishing of Nairobi Upper Tana
Water Fund
• The Nature Conservation has
mobilized stakeholders to establish
a water fund for Nairobi and Upper
Tana to support protection of the
head waters
• It is an endowment fund supported
by the stakeholders’ contribution
• NCWSC water tariff has a
provision for catchment
conservation
• Stakeholders of the fund include
private and public sector
SOCIO-CONNECTION POLICY
Policy Objective
• Increase access to water and sewerage
services in Low income settlements
• To ensure affordability of the services to
low-income households
• Innovative financing of connection through
micro-credit scheme.
About 40% of the Population in
Nairobi live in Low income
neighbourhood
LEVERAGING ON TECHNOLOGY
Reducing Cartels in water
supply
Ensuring services to the people in a
clean and reasonable environment
Reducing water
losses using
sensors
• Nairobi city water and
sewerage company has
rolled out a program to
install 2000 automatic
water dispensers in low
income settlements
Thank You for your Attention
Nairobi Skyline by Clara Sanchiz Nairobi National Park Parliament of Kenya Building by Jorge Lascar
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