Masters Thesis: The Nexus between Human Rights and Sustainable Development: WASH in Kenya

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Table 4 Kenya’s WASH Data on Indicators 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 Reported in the VNR 2020

Indicator 6.1.1: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services The proportion of households using safely managed drinking water services increased from 72.6 per cent in 2016 to 73.3 per cent in 2019. Subsequently, the proportion of individuals using safely managed drinking water increased from 68.8 per cent in 2016 to 72.4 per cent in 2019. The increase was attributed to the construction and expansion of water supply schemes in urban and rural areas by both National and County governments

Indicator 6.2.1: a) Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services The proportion of households with safely managed sanitation services rose from 65.7 per cent in 2016 to 68 per cent in 2017 and 82.5 per cent in 2019. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals with safely managed sanitation services rose from 59.3 per cent in 2016 to 81.5 per cent in 2019. The sector target is to increase the percentage of the national population with access to improved sanitation from 68 per cent in 2017 to 80 per cent by 2022. Source: VNR (2020)

It is not clear where these numbers came from or represents which population of the country, since the sources are not stated. For reference, the data table is added in Appendix 11. In addition, the report also presents the data on the indicator 6.b.1 as shown in Table 5. The government of Kenya seems highly confident to present that the 47 County governments are operating water and sanitation policies and procedures, engaging the local communities 100% in the past few years, which seems quite unrealistic. Overall, although the human rights are mentioned several times throughout the document, in a more general sense, there is no referring to human rights to water and sanitation explicitly in the VNR 2020. Table 5 Kenya’s WASH Data on Indicator 6.b.1 Reported in the VNR 2020 Indicator 6.b.1: Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management

The proportion of local administrative units (47 County governments) with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management has remained the same at 100 per cent in the 2017-2019 period. Source: VNR (2020)

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