Water Yearbook

Flame Tree Group makes Roto and Jojo water tanks. For the year ended December 2019 the company earned net income of Sh44.9 million. This is a 33% increase from Sh33.7 million in 2018. Covid-19 presents the company with new business opportunities. The water tanks maker’s income after paying for its …

By Kaburu Mugambi Cash shortage faced by water companies could be of their own making as they lose Sh7 billion annually to water leaks. Auditor General has warned the sector is under financial threat due revenue lost. Water services regulator calls for appointment of competent managers who can manage water …

KENYA SANITATION CONFERENCE 28 – 31 NAIROBI, KENYA FINAL COMMUNIQUE We, the stakeholders of the sanitation and hygiene sector in Kenya made up of political decision makers and sanitation sector institutions, academics, civil society, development partners and the private sector at the Kenya Sanitation Conference organized by the Ministry of …

Water and Sanitation Chief Administrative Secretary Winnie Guchu has stressed the government will continue with the ongoing water sector reforms required by the Water Act, 2016.  She said the reforms must be continuous and consistent to cope with the ever-emerging dynamics within the water sector for its continued growth. She …

What’s the percentage of Kenyans accessing clean water in rural and urban areas? Only 28 per cent of rural and 32 per cent of urban Kenyans have access to improved sanitation, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme 2017 report. What are sanitation statistics in terms of access to toilets; the …

Meru Country plans to drill 100 boreholes by the end of the current financial year in June 2019. This is in addition to 97 boreholes the country drilled in its first financial year, according to Governor Kiraitu Murungi. The 97 boreholes are mainly in the drought-prone Meru North sub-counties which …

The overall best performing utility for the eighth year in a row was Nyeri while the lowest ranked utilities were Olkejuado (third consecutive year) and Eldama Ravine. Water Services Regulatory Board said it is worrying that the two worst performing utilities recorded a score of zero in all nine key …

NIB is responsible for the development, control and improvement of national irrigation schemes in Kenya. Following are NIB’s achievements in 2017/2018   Thiba Dam President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the project in November 2017 and work began in March 2018. The project is financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and …

Water shortages translate into higher energy prices, higher insurance and credit costs, and lower investor confidence, all of which further undermine business profitability. More common than the risk of not having enough water is the risk that businesses find their comparative or competitive advantage undermined by cost inflation driven by …

“Access to water is extolled in the [Kenya] constitution. Vision of the ministry is to create partnership to make Kenya assured of water and sanitation. Water demand is rising. If our demand continues to grow than renewable sources, it is our environment that will suffer. Water coverage is 60% and …