MAPPING OF VULNERABILITIES AND
COPING MECHANISMS.PRESENTED BY:
SADIQUE BILAL –SPORTS OFFICER KIELIZABETH -INTERN STUDENT UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
Copyright © 2011 CCAA Project
Kibera is an informal settlement Because the settlement is not planned,
no provision for essential basic infrastructural facilities and services such as water and sewerage system
Residents rely on water sold by street vendors and individual water kiosks
There are various water projects in Kibera sponsored by NGOS, CBOS & Civil society but with little assistance from the government.
Approximately ONLY 16% have access to water and sanitation facilities
In 2004, the Athi Water Service Board contracted the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company to provide water in Nairobi region
Limited reach of water supply and delivery of water services in Kibera has resulted in illegal connections and privatization of water supply points.
A majority of people in Kibera obtain water from private and community owned water kiosks.
Poor management of water supplies, corruption, and drying up of rivers in the water catchment has compounded the water problem in Kibera.
Kibera residents rely on hawked water from piped water, boreholes and polluted Nairobi dam.
Approx. 2kms of piped water serve Silanga30% of water is lost through leakagesAvg distance to nearest water kiosk is 100-
200m20-60 ltrs per family per day Average family size of 5-7Residents pay ksh.2-5 for 20 litres but rises
to 10-20kshs when there is a shortage
Lack of awareness and inadequate information on water governance structures
Water rationing and scarcity Illegal connections and
individualization of water points high water pricesUnsafe drinking waterCorruption and water supply
ethnization.
Water pipes passing through trenches
Source: Author 2011
Turning streams into dumping site
Exposed water pipes
Source: Author, 2011
Illegal water connection
Investment in water storage tanks
Good relationships with water vendors
Water treatment: boiling, use of chemicals and SODIS
Provide allotment lettersCoordination of various water actors
both formal and informal actorsFormulate a strategic plan to promote
good working relations; MOUPromote sustainable water governance
structuresFormation of community group
movements to fight for the rights of the vulnerable since water is a basic human right in Kenya.
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