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Up-scaling Basic Sanitation for the Urban Poor
Key findings for the WSP Low Income Sanitation Unit Induction Workshop
held on 30/05/2013 at Merica Hotel in Nakuru.
Presentation during the induction workshop in Nakuru on 30/5/2013 for the WSP staff responsible for
implementing the UBSUP pilot phase project
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
This workshop report contains the following sub topics:
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General Information
List of participants
Main Objective of the induction
Key findings and arising issues
Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation( MPHS) Approach to Sanitation
Way forward
2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
Date
: 30/02/2013
Venue : Merica Hotel, Nakuru
3.0 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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Name
Institution
Role
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Eng. John Cheruyot
Mr. Kihumba
Ms. Akinyi
Ms. Zaituni
Joyce Kebenei
Ms. Vhanice Kwamboka
Managing Director
Participant/ Technical working group
Participant/ Finance working group
Participant/ Social Working group
Participant/Human resources
Facilitator
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Linda Baas
Lorine Arodi
Eng. Nelson Bosuben
Charlotte Nyatichi
Cees Lafeber
Fidelis Obworo
Charles
Abdul
NAWASCO
NAWASCO
NAWASCO
NAWASCO
NAWASCO
Ministry of Public Health and
Sanitation(MPHS)
Vittens
WSUP
WSTF
WSTF
WSTF
WSTF
WSTF
Facilitator
Logistics
Logistics
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1. MAIN OBJECTIVEOF THE INDUCTION
The main objective of the induction workshop was to give the members of the unit a clear
understanding of the Safisan programme (capacity building at the WSP level).This means that at the end
of the induction session the participants were able to understand the objectives approach and the
outputs expected at the end of the pilot phase of the project.
2. KEY FINDINGS AND ARISING ISSUES.
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Current facilities in Nakuru County urban setting include
Pit latrines
Pour Flush
Cysten flush
Ecosan toilets- However most of them( Approx 99%) are not in use due to disposal
challenges and poor design key among other causes. Reference is made to the 32ecosan facilities at Mzee Wanyama LI area bult by an Australian donor) & ROSA
project
3. Manual pit emptiers are not allow by the Public Health Act to operate and offer
collection and disposal services of sludge . They are secretly hired by landlords and
operate illegally at night between(1am -3am) when most people are asleep.
4. The Public Health Act does not allow digging of pit latrines in the urban areas and the
cost of digging apit is Ksh 200 for 1m x1m and Ksh 1,000 for 1mx1m in areas with rock
formations on average. UBSUP can leverage on this burn of digging pit latrines to
promote the UDDTs
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Most toilets are build with the following materials
Masonary stones
Timber
Some roofs are built with iron sheets and concrete slub to support water tanks
6. There is ahigh demand for dried treated sludge in Central Kenya for use as manure and
atonne of dried sludge cost Ksh.150.
7. Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation approach to Techical & Social Approches
Technical Approach
7.1 The Misnisrty of public health and Sanitataion is currently promoting Urban led
community total sanitation(UCLTS) to achieve an ODF target by December, 2013 and
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UBSUP can leverage on this initiative during the pilot and subseqently implementation
phase.
7.2 UBSUP developed technical and sludge management option must go through avetting
committee comprising of representatives from the Ministry of Public Health and
Sanitation, County Council of Nakuru and Town Engineer’s office for necessary
approval, before the options are promoted to the target beneficiaries. Aprecedent has
been set by among others, Practical Action and Umande Trust who submitted their
technical options before the same committee for deliberation and approval. WSTF has
to follow the same approach in line with county bylaws.
7.3 The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation has started atraining programme for Urban
community health workers(CHW) starting (3rd-7th)June2013 who will be key in
identifying Landlords to be trained on the need for improved sanitation and their
obligation by law to do so. This will be followed by mobilising and training of tenants on
thier rights to decent and adequate sanitation. UBSUP will leverage on this initiative as
well during the the pilot and implementataion phase of the project.
7.4 The County bylaws encourage technical sanitation options with adesign that allows
easy connection to sewerline in future.
Social Approach
7.5 The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation(MPHS) have an health committee set to
vet messages seeking to promote improved sanitation, hand washing and general
hygiene practices. This committee encourages that all messages promoting sanitation
be filtered and realigned with those of the MPHS to promote acommon Government
policy on sanitation messages.
8.0 The WSP is committed to implemet the pilot phase of the UBSUP project however the Business
Model(BM) should be made more clear and simple. Its too complex to understand.
9.0 The WSP management feels that the Ksh 12,500 allocated to Social Animators is little and
amarket survey commissioned by the MD shows a wide disparity between market wages and
what WSTF is offering. The MD has communicated the matter to CEO WSTF to deliberate and
review the proposed payments.
10. There is legitimate fear that the local artisan may not have adequate capacity to render any
contractual works before invoicing for subsidies and that the subsidy should be directed to land
lords to motivate them to invest in improved sanitation.
11.0 AGREED
WAYFORWARD
THE TECHNICAL COMPONENT
1. Organise an ugent meeting with representatives of the Munincipal Council of Nakuru, The
Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation(MPHS), Town Engineer‘ office, the WSP and WSTF
technical team to deliberate on the proposed technical and sludge management options
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and have them approved before they are promoted to target beneficiaries for
construction. The WSP feels its the best way foward.
To immediately commence aassessment of afew out of the 40 low income urban
settlements to identify the viable areas for piloting.
Assessment of demand of the technical options based on the areas in terms of soil
formation( rocky areas, collapsing soils), proximity to sewerline services among others.
Establish the existence of local artisans and if they have been registered by the relevant
Govt Ministry of works in the currently on going country wide registration of contractors
and artisans.
Identification of Decentralized Treatment Facilities sites based on selected areas
Lobby the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation(MHPS) at County level and the
Munincipal Council of Nakuru to allow identification ,recruitment, training and registration
of Pit manual emptiers tobe able to engage in the collection and disposal of sludge in the
most hygienic and environmently safe ways.
11.1 THE SOCIAL COMPONENT
1. To resolve the existing gap in what WSTF is offering to pay Social Animators and current
market wages to allow urgent Identification, recruitment and training of Social Animators.
2. Task Team should start planning awareness activities. E.g. radio adverts and barazas.
3. Identify where to build at least four (9) demonstration toilets that can be used by the
marketing team to promote the various SafiSan existing technical and sludge management
options.
4. To discuss our WSTF developed messages seeking to promote improved sanitation, hand
washing and good hygien practices with with the local MPHS official for purposed of
ensuring that the same messages are communicated to the target beneficiaries by different
partiners on the ground.
5. Astakeholders meeting to be convened to see which partiner is operating where to mitigate
overlap and duplication of projects.
6. That WSP and WSTF should send representatives to the on-going training of community
health workers(CHW) and subsequent training of landlords and tenants. This training are
stagered into groups and segmented.
7. Recruitement of Social Animators should take into account and mainstream gender
8. That community health workers (CHWs) will be more effective in marketing improved
sanitation, hand washing and improved hygiene practices and should be considered for
recruitment as Social Animators.
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11.2 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MODEL COMPONENT
1. It should be made simple and adoptable
2. Access the viability of the business model and see how the flow of subsidies is carrot for the
beneficiaries
3. Assess the affordability of target area beneficiaries because the assumption is that they are
poor to afford improved sanitation among other reasons like practice and knowledge but
poverty is the the driving force (‘‘read low income household owners and landlords‘‘)
4. The Subsidy to be focal in trigering demand for improved sanitation from target
beneficiaries not an impendiment
5. Budget formulation and disbursement of funds to WSPs to commence pilot activities to be
given priority.
11.3 MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH& SANITATIO(MPHS)
1. The MPHS will train community health workers(CHWs) who will map out landlords and
tenants for training and sensitisation on the need and obligations for improved sanitation
and good hand washing practices in all the 40 Low income urban settlements
2. To mainstream Community Health Workers (CHW) and Community Health Committees
(CHC) in all the 100 urban villages in Nakuru to the Social Marketing team.
3. Awareness on Public Health utilizing different promotion forums.
4. Bring NEMA on board for comments and views.
5. Liaise with County/ District development steering committees.
6. Share with the WSP and WSTF currently approved Sanitation options for the county
7. To open discussions to see how the pit emptiers can be brought on board within alegal
framework of the County bylaws.
NOTE: The Ministry of Public health and sanitation (MPHS) only promotes the soft ware component of
Sanitation and that will be the focal area of collaboration with other partners on the ground
during and post pilot phase of the SafiSan programme.
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Above: Cees Lafeber presenting the business and financing model at Merica Hotel on 30/5/2013 during
the induction workshop for WSP staff responsible for LIA sanitation unit.
Below: Participants during the induction workshop on 30/5/2013 at Merica Hotel in Nakuru
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