MAPPING OF VULNERABILITIES AND COPING MECHANISMS. PRESENTED BY: SADIQUE BILAL –SPORTS OFFICER KI ELIZABETH -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 Silanga  30% of water is lost through leakages  Avg distance to nearest water kiosk is m  ltrs per family per day  Average family size of 5-7  Residents pay ksh.2-5 for 20 litres but rises to kshs 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 prices  Unsafe drinking water  Corruption 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 letters  Coordination of various water actors both formal and informal actors  Formulate a strategic plan to promote good working relations; MOU  Promote sustainable water governance structures  Formation 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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