TEKO LOPC}CTUM, HSC State Department of Water MII{ISTER FOR

TEKO LOPC}CTUM, HSC State Department of Water MII{ISTER FOR

REA/LARKS BY
MR. JAMES TEKO LOPC}CTUM, HSC
PR.IIT{C IPAL S ECRETARY
State Department of Water
MII{ISTER FOR EI{VIRONMEI{T, WATER AND
NATT]RAL RESOT]RCES
MWA
STRATEGIC PLAN FORUM
WINDSOR GOLFHOTEL AND COUIYTY CLUE
NAIROEI
5t, IVotrember 2014.
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anthropo.gellic activities tllostly by llie liurrran poplrletion. Itctrya?s lorcsl
cover which hosts ali these \\rater towers is i.776 of hu" latrclurass arca.
'l'his is u,ay Lle low lfic intern atronal standards of 7096.
As pcr lasi ccnstrs? ollr popuiaiioll was 39 i-ni1lion and is projected to
increase by 1 niiiliol1 people every year. Most of the Population is found
in the rlrl"al areas (25.74.million) which are bordertng the water
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tou.rers.
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As a grou.'itrg ecot"Lotrty, there are illiillerolrs derreloprrrental cha11en5;es
that denrand the ilreager Govemnrent resources. This pr.rts pressLlre o11
tlre Governnreutls efforts to prorride sustain able access to safe r.r.,ater,
sewer:age systenrs, andbasic sanitafion for tire population.
Today, 24 rutlhon (SB%) of I(enya,s popurlation can access safe ciean
drinking urater witirin short distances. Of these, 1C..3 nrillion live ii"r
tutal ateas and have access to water withir-r 2 kiioineters. In the urban
areas trrater is accessible within 30 minr.rtes of water soLtrce.
Despite ihese efforts, i 6 nrillion I(enyans are nritirout access to rvater i1
both tutal and urban areas. Tlie current Fr-rncling to the w,ater sector is
rnadequate and hence this high deficit in aces to water.
On Sanitation Stah.rs,;
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se\^/er:ate coverage
only serves a population of
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nriliion I{en1,ans.
r\n estiniatcd 1.4 tr4i11ion iienrrairs i-lse on-site seu,eraqc.
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\4rate;: ar,c Sanitatioti sen.ice:;. ilere i iia.rre a
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for ilirprorritrt access tc basrc
nunrber of Proposals
1. Recogntzrng the right to services. Despite the
acceptance of
nir"iltilateral, brlateraT agencies, governu'Lents, acadentra and ctvtl sociefy
ti'Lat water and sar-ritation is critical for 1'runian survival, they are noi a liigh
priority issue in policy debate. We need to activei\/ Illrsue a rigltt based
approach to the provision of these essentials. Water aud Sauitation shoulcl
be provided on the basis of jr.rstice for all.
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2. Political wilhngness from governments. There is sufficient er.idence tirat
itllporlaut changes u,ill only be possible rvith political willingr"ress ai the
highest ieve1.
3. The funding gap an Watev and Sanitation access. Tl'Lere exisis a irup4e
fr"rrrdirrg gap, u,hich canr-rot be patd b), the poor, especially for initial
investnleuts. We ueed io urgentiy firrd and pllrsue 11ew frurcling
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