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Kenya, Kibera: “slum survivor” Patrick Mburu still emptying pit latrines to his kid in school
21 Mar 11
Four years after news agency IRIN released its award-winning documentary film “Slum Survivors”, its makers returned to the Kenyan slum of Kibera to see what had happened to the main characters. One of the most striking sequences of the film …Continue reading →
Kenya: Profiting From Better Sanitation
08 Mar 11
Like any other Kenyan slum, Waruku settlement, part of Nairobi’s sprawling Kangemi slums is bursting under population pressure. The mud and corrugated iron walled shanties are packed together – neighbours can literally talk to each other from the comfort of …Continue reading →
Tanzania: Water Shortage Deals a Blow in Mara
08 Mar 11
With a population exceeding 10,000, Nyankanga ward in Musoma District faces acute shortage of water, a situation that forces its people especially women and children to walk long distance in search of water. The nearest constant supply of safe water …Continue reading →
Kenya: Mombasa Water Vendors Warned
04 Mar 11
Selling water at more than Sh2 per 20 litre jerrycan will attract a heavy punishment including withdrawal of licences, water vendors have been warned. Mombasa Water and Sewerage Company managing director Moses Kinya said water vendors should not take advantage …Continue reading →
Kenya: Water Crisis in Mwingi East District
04 Mar 11
A government drought monitoring team came face to face with the vagaries of the current drought when it visited starving and thirsty residents of Sosoma village in Mwingi East district. During the Tuesday visit, the team from the National Crisis …Continue reading →
Kenya: Ministry seeks help over drought crisis
01 Mar 11
The Ministry of Education has called for a more coordinated approach in mitigating drought and water shortage in arid and semi arid areas to stop children from dropping out of school. Education secretary George Godia told an inter-ministerial meeting of …Continue reading →
Kenya: Germany pledges US$ 75.3 million for water projects
25 Feb 11
The German government will spend spend Sh6.2 billion (US$ 75.3 billion) for the development of water projects in Kenya. This is part of a total package of close to Sh17.5 billion a (US$ 212.5 million) that Germany has allocated for …Continue reading →
East Africa: EAC ‘Must Invest in Water Management’
16 Dec 10
East Africa must invest in water resource management and utilisation to ensure the protection of water bodies across the region, a top Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has said. LVBC Executive Secretary Tom Okurut told participants in a Lake Victoria …Continue reading →
Tanzania: Area hit by water blues
16 Dec 10
Handeni residents have blamed the government for the delay in rehabilitation and expansion of a key water project to allow villagers access clean water supply. The 20-year design period of the project was supposed to end in 1994, but the …Continue reading →
Kenya: Kisii town to benefit from water and sanitation programme
16 Dec 10
A Stakeholders Workshop held in Kisii Town last month endorsed a roadmap to design and implement a major water and sanitation development programme for the town, which will build on investments already completed under the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation …Continue reading →
