1. Patrick Mwangi & Japheth Mbuvi May 24, 2004
Water and Sanitation Program Africa Kenya Country Strategy and Work Plan FY07
Patrick Mwangi & Japheth Mbuvi
May 24, 2004

2. Introduction WSP : An Introduction WSP Strategy in Africa
Structure of our Operations
Main Sector Issues in Kenya
Critical Elements for Moving Forward
WSP Kenya Strategy
The Opportunities
WSP Strategic Activity Selection
Support to WSS Reform Process
Development of WSS MDG Road map
National Sanitation marketing and Hygiene Promotion
Development of delivery mechanisms for WSS within Informal settlements
Urban Poor & Sector Finance thematic work
WSP Kenya Country Budget

3. WSP: An introduction
An international partnership with a mission to alleviate poverty by helping poor people gain sustained access to improved water and sanitation services.
The program works with partners in the field to seek innovative solutions to obstacles faced by poor communities and strives to be a valued source to achieve widespread adoption of these solutions
A knowledge network and advocacy agency to improve policies, practices and capacities.
Field presence in 20+ countries in 4 regions
26 years old, funded by 15 + donors, and administered by the World Bank.

4. Main Funding Partners Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Germany,
Italy,
Japan,
Luxembourg,
the Netherlands,
Norway,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
United Kingdom (UK),
UNDP
World Bank

5. Structure of our Operations
WSP-AF operates at three levels: continental, national, and thematic.
Supporting regional processes
provides advocacy and best practice information support to AMCOW, NEPAD secretariat, AfDB, WUP, RWSN, the Africa Water Task Force.
Country focus
To enhance its impact, WSP-AF focuses support to a few select countries. The selection criteria for focus countries take into account both potential impact (poor countries that have a demonstrated commitment to sector reform)
Thematic concentration
Five main thematic areas (Sector finance, Sanitation and Hygiene, Services to the Urban Poor, Rural water Supply)

6. Thematic Areas of our Operations
Sector finance: WSS finance resource flows and WSS in Poverty-Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs).
Sanitation and hygiene promotion: development of a framework and tools to enhance sanitation development and hygiene promotion.
Serving the urban poor: assist utilities in creating and implementing pro-poor strategies, and to develop practical tools for increasing the voice of poor consumers and the effective use of the small-scale private sector.
Rural water supply: examining institutional approaches for large scale sustainable programs and is promoting new knowledge on borehole drilling, sustainable hand pump management and self-supply.

7. WSP Strategy in Africa
The broad regional strategy seeks to make an impact in three critical entry points:
promoting sector reform, improving governance, and developing country-owned roadmaps to meet the MDGs on water and sanitation;
assisting countries in developing sustainable financing strategies to implement large-scale programs; and
developing capacities of both regional and national policymakers and service providers

8. WSP in Africa (WSP-AF) FY 05 Benin Burkina Ethiopia Kenya Mozambique
Senegal
Uganda
FY 06 +
Democratic Rep. of Congo
Rwanda
Tanzania
Zambia
FY 07 +
Ghana
Mauritania
Niger

9. Main Sector Issues in Kenya
Inadequate WSS service provision in Kenya can be attributed to:
focusing investments on production capacities
lack of investment in maintenance – leading collapsed infrastructure
limited expansion of existing infrastructure
inadequate demand assessment
poor pricing, tariff and commercial policies,
complex institutional framework - not adapted to the challenge of delivering sustainable services
low priority to sanitation and hygiene

10. Critical Elements for Moving Forward
a clear and well supported water and sanitation services strategy and sector investment plan
developing specific intervention strategies to address the WSS problems in the urban informal settlements and slums
clarifying the roles of local level actors
establishing a sustainable mechanism for financing the sector
developing pricing and tariff policies
establishment of an M & E system for monitoring progress towards achievement of national and MDG targets
improved coordination between the various actors in the sector, including donors.

11. WSP Kenya Strategy Main Challenges:
The sector is undergoing major reforms - institutional transition of MW&I and the operationalization of the newly established institutions
The proposed reform is ambitious and complex and requires the support and consensus of all key stakeholders
The realistic achievement of the MDGs in the field of WSS requires a strong financial, technical and conceptual support.

12. The Opportunities
wide and popular support by the government and its commitment to improving governance and promoting the welfare
MW&I commitment to implement the reforms as shown by the gazettement, launch and operationalisation of key institutions.
Commitment to move towards the implementation of a SWAp in the sector
Water supply and sanitation and water resources identified as priority by Kenyans – over 60 districts identified water as a priority during the PRSP consultations;
Donor commitment to support the government’s programmes for WSS and WRM

13. WSP- AF Strategic Activity Selection
Focus on Four Projects
Support to WSS Sector Reform Process
Development of WSS MDG Road map
National sanitation marketing and hygiene promotion
Development of a model for the delivery of water and sanitation services in low income urban informal settlements
Plus (+) thematic work in sector finance and services to the Urban poor)

14. 1.Support to WSS Reform
Overall sector coordination activities for WSS services, keep up the dialogue among all major stakeholders and promote networking and learning through the strengthening and capacity building the sector coordination secretariat.
Support WSBs in the development of a framework for engagement with WSPs.
Support the development of a framework for M&E for the WSTF and link this to the overall SIS and Sector M&E framework
Kisima seminar series and periodic sector newsletter for Information dissemination and Knowledge sharing

15. 2.Development of WSS-MDG Road Map
Support national water sector planning and budget planning process
Development of Sector investment Plan and support to Sector Information System development
Development of WSS MDG Monitoring and Evaluation framework (CSO) and its continuous updates

16. 3.National Sanitation Marketing, and Hygiene Promotion
Preparation of a national hand washing campaign, coordination and launch
Sanitation Policy Advocacy
Sanitation Marketing Study
Support the ESHWG for effective coordination of sanitation activities at the national level

17. 4.Development of delivery Mechanisms for WSS in informal settlements
Preparation of a WSS service delivery plan to improve service delivery within Informal settlements in Mombasa
Preparation of a Situation Assessment, management arrangements and Hygiene education and promotion
Participation in National and Urban Center level discussions of low income water and sanitation services and infrastructure needs – collaboration with other actors – KENSUP, UN Habitat
Preparation of a WSS delivery plan to improve service delivery within Nairobi’s informal settlement’s
AWSB and NCWSC for Nairobi City and Environs
National Workshop on WSS service delivery within informal Settlements in Kenya

18. 5.Urban thematic work
Strengthen consumer voice through CRC tool in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu; Goal to improve quality of dialogue between service providers and citizens and improve services to the poor
Support to Small Scale Providers (SSPs) - improved dialogue, governance arrangements and strengthened policy
Support utility reform; incorporate pro poor activities within utility business plans, support resource mobilisation for the poor within utilities
Pilot partnership between small providers and utility to extend services to the informal settlement (sub delegated model), leverage local resources

19. 6.Sector Finance
OBA Pilot Project for Community-Managed Piped Water Projects (CWPs) in rural/peri-urban areas
Market based financing for small water projects (use of Micro finance)
Rehabilitation/augmentation of existing projects
New/Greenfield projects
Aligning budgets and strategies in Kenya
Collaborative budget process to improve Transparency, ownership, accountability
Technical improvements to the budget process
Development of a Sector Wide Investment and Financing Tool (SWIFT)
Review of existing investment needs to reach sector target, finances and policy analysis of the financing gaps.

20. Kenya WSP Country Budget FY07

21. Kenya Country Coordinator
The Kenya Team
WSP AF
THEMATIC WORK
Kenya Country Coordinator
Urban
Sanitation
Urban and Sanitation
Finance
Rural
Admin and Support
Communications