This paper is largely based on research and work conducted in Bangladesh by the Development Organisation for the Urban Poor; in India by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability and IRC WASH and in Kenya by the Water Integrity Network/Kenya Water and...

Two large scale programmes have been working in Kajiado County to improve the civic space since 2016. Namely: Watershed, which focuses on water, sanitation, hygiene and Integrated Water Resource Management (WASH/IWRM), with a budget for Kenya of about € 450.000...

For effective governance of water resources, duty bearers need to facilitate the processes of involving rights holders demands for services and accountability in water resource management. Citizen voice is critical. This animation has been produced for the Watershed...

This animation on COVID-19 was compiled by Kewasnet, Kenya Water for Health Organization, Conservts and Simavi in the Watershed programme.

Numerous water projects in Kenya have failed due to poor community entry. According to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), more than 34.4% of Kenyan households depend on point sources of water (springs, boreholes), while 64.3% live in the rural areas. A...

Two cartoons from Watershed Kenya illustrating the constitutional rights of Kenyan citizens and getting information from credible sources. The current COVID-19 situation is used an example.

Citizens have a right to know how the government is raising and using public money. Public money belongs to all of us because it is raised through the taxes we pay. Citizens have a right to know how government funds are being spent, and even ask the government to...

The Kajiado County Rainwater Harvesting Bill, 2019 is a private member’s bill brought to the County Assembly of Kajiado for possible enactment into an Act of the Assembly. The Act would provide for compulsory harvesting of rainwater in every residential,...

The Ewaso Ng’iro North Catchment Area (ENNCA) in Laikipia County has limited water availability due to the small volume of existing storage capacity. This is attributed to insufficient investment in dams, pans, farm ponds, and rainwater tanks. Lack of finances and...

Over the years, there have been many efforts to provide mechanisms for water and related sector coordination, to monitor project implementation, enhance synergy and complementarity, and enhance inclusive decision making among WASH stakeholders in Kajiado County....

The Mount Kenya Ewaso Water Partnership (MKEWP) partnered with the Mount Kenya Trust to survey water abstraction in the northern moorlands of Mt. Kenya. This was under the MKEWP strategic objective of improving water security governance and as a result of a clash...