KEY INTERVENTIONS,
EXPERIENCES AND
IMPACTS OF LAKE VICTORIA
WATER AND SANITATION
INITIATIVE- LVWATSAN-HOMA
BAY KENYA
Presented by:
Joseph Ongoro- MD. South Nyanza Water Services
Company LTD
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Project objectives
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Support pro-poor water and sanitation investments
in the secondary urban centres in the Lake Victoria
Region;
 Build institutional and human resource capacities at
local and regional levels for the sustainability of
improved water and sanitation services;
 Facilitate the benefits of upstream water sector
reforms to reach the local level in the participating
urban centres;
 Reduce the environmental impact of urbanization in
the Lake Victoria Basin.
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Project towns in Kenya
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Programme is being implemented in KISII, HOMA
BAY and BONDO towns in Kenya. In all the three
towns, the recent studies in the low income and
informal/slum settlements recognize the top
priority developmental challenges in the towns to
be:
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Lack of access to safe drinking water and
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Lack of proper means for excreta, solid waste
disposal, and storm water drainage.
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Inadequate capacity – skilled human resources,
equipment and institutional organizations.
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Project Management structure
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Regional level
 Policy guidance provided by ministers for three East African countries
 Secretariat of East African community
 UN habitat
National / country level
 Three level of management have been established
 Project management units
Provides overall coordination and management of projects in each
country
 Town level
 Project is coordinated by Project implementation units (
PIUs) chaired by the respective town clerks
 Multi stakeholder forums- composed of representatives
from municipal authorities, service providers, local business,
NGOs and CBOs. They facilitate active participation of
various stakeholders in design and implementation of the
project.
- They also raise awareness, develop understanding,
promote local capacity and support by encouraging active
stakeholder engagement.
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Homa Bay Town
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Located in the western
part of Kenya, 405 km
south west of Nairobi
capital city of Kenya.
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Situated on the north
eastern part of Lake
Victoria.
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Altitude – approx. 4000ft (
1330 m) above sea level.
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Area – 197 sq km. Half of
which is covered by Lake
Victoria.
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Climate – semi arid.
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Water infrastructure
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Water services covers 23 km2
with 3 km3 within the CBD
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Main source – lake Victoria
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Population – 75,000 persons of
which 70% are in the urban
area
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Service coverage is at 57%
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Current design capacity- 3,500
m3/day
Aerial photograph of Homa Bay town
Aerial photograph of Homa Bay town
Current demand- 7,000 m3/day
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Key challenges before the start of the
programme
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High water losses- approx.
65%
Low revenue base by the water
utility
Low production leading to low
water coverage- only 30% of
the town population was
served.
Inadequate or poor sanitation
in low incomes areas;
Coverage is less than 30%
High cost of power to operate
and maintain both water and
mechanical sewerage plant.
Mechanical sewerage plant
New treatment works
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Challenges…
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Inadequate transport to
support and manage
solid waste/ garbage
leading to clogging of
drainage system by
wastes.
Poor and dilapidated
system i.e. pumping
system and pipelines.
Frequent powers surges
and blackouts leading to
loss of pumping hours
Municipal council tractor
Clogged drains
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UN-Habitats' immediate
interventions in Homa bay
New Pumping sets at the old
treatment works
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Water infrastructure
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Increased water production by 210
m3/hr – installed 4 new water
pumps at New lake intake, old lake
intake and Booster stations
Improved treatment efficiency and
reduction of water losses by
replacement of leaking valves and
filter media at the old treatment
works
Increase water accessibility at low
income areas by construction of 2
No. Communal Water Kiosks at
Shauri Yako
Expansion of distribution network in
upper Sofia- 800 m uPVC pipeline
New water kiosk
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Cont…
Bulk meter
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Remodeling of
distribution network
by installation of
pressure regulating
valves i.e. Non
return valves and
air valves
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Reduction of nonrevenue water by
installation of 10 No.
bulk maters and 500
No. consumer water
meters
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Interventions cont.
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Sewerage management
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Sanitation
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Supply of sewer roding and handling
equipment
Construction of 10 No. demonstration
latrines in public institutions and public
areas
Solid waste management
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Supply of Solid Waste Management
tools and equipment :
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New tractors-supplied through the
programme
Supply of 3 No. 60 hp tractors with trailers
Supply of 5 No. 4 m3 containers
Supply of 2 No. small pick-up tractors
Supply of 32 No. bins
Supply of solid waste handling tools such as
rakes, wheel barrows and spades.
Construction of Waste 4 No. Transfer
Stations
Installation of Tipping Bins at key public
areas
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Capacity building programme
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Fast-track Capacity Building to
Water Utility – South Nyanza Water
services
UN habitat contracted the National
water and Sewerage Company of
Kampala to carry out training to
staff of South Nyanza Water services
Co. in various aspects:
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A Water technicians using the O& M tools
supplied
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Utility management
Customer care
Corporate governance
Operation and management
Block mapping
Reduction of non-revenue(
un-accounted for water-ufw)
Supply of Computers, accessories,
laboratory equipments and O&M
tools
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Provision of water & Sanitation to
vulnerable groups
1. Prisoners Care Programme
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Rehabilitation of Homa Bay GK
prison water and Sanitation systemthrough construction of storage
tanks and separate pipelines to the
staff and inmates, rehabilitation of
distribution system and sanitation/
sewerage system within the prison
 The project target was to serve 500
inmates and over 1000 staffs and
families with improved water and
sanitation facilities.
New tanks at Homa bay GK prison- prison on
the Foreground
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ii) Household sanitationimplemented by SANA international
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The project targets women
headed household by provision,
establishment of Micro Credit
Facilities for construction of 300
latrines
The project promotes use of
locally available materials for
construction of latrines.. E.g- mud
walling.
10 artisans were trained on
construction of the facilities –
promotion of technology transfer
Sample MCS facilities
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iii) Water and sanitation for schools
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A new programme targeting 30
schools in the three
municipalities, 10 schools per
municipality
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The project will construct rain
water harvesting tanks of
capacities 30-46 m3 per
school, 4 door sanitation block
for boys and girls and hand
washing facilities.
The total population targeted
is 15,000 pupils in the three
municipalities ( 5000 pupils
per municipality)
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Rain water harvesting Ferro cement
tank under construction at Asego Pri.
school
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Impacts of the programme
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There has been increased daily water production from
1500 m3/ day to 3000 m3/day with the new pumping
units
There has been an improvement in the no. of metered
connections from 1000 to 1500 connections
169 new water connections have been realized while
over 130 dormant connections have been activated.
This means over 2000 additional people are now
served with water.
The fast track capacity building programme has seen
improved monthly revenue collections from Ksh.
400,000 to an average of Kshs. 1.1 million per month,
improved customer relations as well as more effective
operational systems geared to reduction of nonrevenue water.
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Cont..
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The non revenue water has reduced from 65% in
2007 to about 30 % currently.
Over 1000 persons and school children are now
served with improved sanitation.
There has been improved solid waste collection by
the Municipal council from less than 7 tonnes/ day to
over 20 tonnes/ day.
There has been improved transparency in service
delivery by Municipal Council and Water Utilities
through the involvement of stakeholders in project
planning and implementation.
Over 1500 persons( inmates and prison wardens/
families) in Homa Bay GK prison are now served
with improved water and sanitation facilities.
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Action plans to higher efficiency
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Transform billing process from manual to fully
computerized billing.
 Increase the no. of metered connections from
the current 62% to 100% metering. This will
increase the revenue base to about Ksh. 2
million per month.
 Promote new connections especially after the
proposed 30 km pipeline. This targets about
2000 new connections.
 Block mapping of the water supply system to
completely eliminate all illegal connection.
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