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Strategic management of water resources in Kenya

Strategic management of water resources in Kenya. A presentation to the annual water services providers conference at KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE NAIROBI. 8 th September 2011 Eng. J.M.Kinyua WRMA. Presentation outline.

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Strategic management of water resources in Kenya

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  1. Strategic management of water resources in Kenya A presentation to the annual water services providers conference at KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE NAIROBI. 8th September 2011 Eng. J.M.Kinyua WRMA

  2. Presentation outline • National perspective in strategic Water Resources Management • Catchment as the basis for managing Water Resources • Application of the strategies at the grass roots level • Challenges in delivering the strategies • Water service providers and WRM • Areas of corporation

  3. 1. National Water Resources Management strategy. The Water Act 2002 in sec.11 (1) requires that a National Water Resources Management Strategy be developed. One was developed in 2007- 2009. The strategy describes how Water resources shall be managed, protected, used, developed, conserved and controlled. It had 7 strategic objectives whose attainment is various levels.

  4. NWRM Strategic 7 objectives • Improve water resources assessment in order to obtain more accurate information on ground and surface water safe yield • Put in place mechanisms that provide equal access to water for all Kenyans • Enhance and strengthen roles of Gender in WRM • Create mechanisms for integrating land and water resources planning and management on a catchment basis • Create mechanisms for catchment conservation and management • Put in place measures to enhance water availability Q&Q • Put in place strategies that promote production of accurate data on water use

  5. 2. Catchment Management Strategies Water Act 2002 sec 15 (1) requires that each catchment area develops a CMS consistent with the NWRMS. All the six Catchment areas have developed and gazzeted their CMSs. The process involved going through a series of consultative meetings in which stakeholders’ views were sought and incorporated into the final CMS. The CMS identifies WRM issues affecting the catchment and proposes actions to deal with them.

  6. 3. Development and Implementation of Sub Catchment Plans The CMS are broad and very varied. In order to provide focus and consistency in the implementation of the CMSs, we develop localized Sub Catchment Management Plans, in collaboration with WRUAs. These are a mirror image of what is contained in the CMS. ( both for training and implementation). The WRUAs are supported by WSTF, the World Bank and other financiers to implement activities identified. This ensures strong stakeholder participation in WRM as they take charge of water issues. WRMA provides technical support and assurance to the financiers

  7. 4.Challenges in delivering the strategies • WRUA concept is voluntary and members share their available time with their busy schedules. Speed of implementation is very slow • Capacity to develop and implement the SCMPs both at WRUA level and support from WRMA level is grossly inadequate. • Financial resources have been critically limiting. The total cost of the WRMA strategic plan 2008-2012 was estimated at KShs 11,881.23 Million . The GOK contribution since 2008 has been Kshs210 million • Large abstractors shunning to become active WRUA members.

  8. Challenges cont’d • Lack of storage for large abstractors • Violation of the reserve • Water use conflicts – Basic human needs, Domestic w/s, irrigation, industrial • Lack of adequate and accurate WR date • Deterioration of Water quality ( sewerage transmission and treatment.

  9. 5. Water service providers and WRM Water services providers are among the largest abstractors after irrigation. Some realities • Traditionally, permits for domestic water supplies did not require a storage facility. This is no longer tenable- water scarcity and impact of CC are real. • Water quality is impacting their water treatment costs – invest in catchment rehabilitation • Waste water treatment systems is by and large ineffective- impacting on downstream users

  10. 6. Areas of corporation As a major stakeholder, WSPs have everything to gain in getting involved in WRM activities in the sub catchment of their water source • Be compliant to the provisions of WRM rules 2007 • Actively join and strengthen the local WRUA • Strategically invest in storage to meet your daily demand across the year • Reduce waste through the transmission system- Expensive to WSP and denies valuable water to down stream users • Invest in and seriously deal with sewerage transmission and treatment.

  11. End of presentation Than you for your Kind attention

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