Engage in sustainable and responsible use of the water resources to reduce wastage and cases of shortages.
Encourage one another to adopt waste management techniques and behaviour to
reduce the amount of waste generated from the households,
Sort the waste from the household level for easier reuse, reduction and recycling
where possible.
Engage in water saving campaigns such as slogan like ―Every Drop Counts‖ across the community to sensitize the community members in the need to conserve the water resources.
Active engage in and practice pro-environment activities to ensure sustainability.
For example tree planting to increase the tree cover of the country thus improving the water catchment capability in the country.
Continuously engage and confront the government and various stakeholders in the
water and sanitation sector to ensure that the services are offered as stipulated by the government legislations and policies. For example the constitution of Kenya stipulates that water is a human right and thus the government should make sure that each and every citizen has access to it. The residents should engage the government in all the avenues possible to ensure that this is done.
Some of the institutions that should improve their functions and the implementations of their mandate include:
Nairobi Water Services Board
There is need for these important institutions to hold barazas and sensitize Huruma residents on the various reforms that are on-going reforms in the water sector. The board
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should also embark on monitoring and evaluation of the use of the water resources not only in Huruma Estate but also in the entire Nairobi County. The institution should also train the community members on the need for proper use and conservation of the available water resources.
Water Resources Management Authority
The role in the restoration, rehabilitation and management of the water catchments should be improved on. The Aberdare forest rehabilitation should receive the maximum attention and dedication to ensure that the catchments are fully rehabilitated to ensure the water catchments capacity of the forest is restored. This role should extend to the various catchments across the entire country to ensure that cases of water rationing are not reported.
Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company
The supply of water and sanitation facilities should be improved in the informal settlements. The company should engage in the development of reservoirs and storage facilities that can harness water in times of rains and supply to the residents during the times of water shortages. The management of the domestic refuse should be equally improved to ensure that the waste is collected and properly disposed of. The company should organize workshops and seminars to sensitize the slum residents on the need for conservation use of water resources as well the need for proper waste management. Nairobi County Council
The institution should engage in proper and adequate waste management in the informal settlements. They should develop strategic solid waste collection points as well as put in place the facilities required for the proper management of the waste water.
The council can also embark on reduce, reuse, recycle campaign to sensitize the resident on the need to protect their environment. This would reduce as the amount of the solid waste that is usually thrown haphazardly in the road sides and the open spaces in the slums. The infrastructure for the solid waste recycling and waste water treatment should be designed to ensure that the waste is properly treated to ensure that the public is not
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exposed to the effects of wastes carelessly dumped in the informal unplanned for settlements.
The council should also develop a sustainable sanitary landfill to replace the Dandora dumpsite that continues to expose the resident of Huruma Estate and its neighborhoods to various health problems. This call for adequate funding forms the relevant government institutions to help finance such a development.
For successful and adequate supply of water and sanitation to the entire residents of Huruma Estate, there is need for the involvement of all the various stakeholders involved in the services provision. The government, the private sector and the communities should be engaged in all the programmes in place for water and sanitation services.
Areas for further studies
Future studies should be carried to establish the viability of use of zoning and buildings control to address urban utility provision challenges.
More research can be done on the socio-psychological impacts of inadequate
water and sanitation supply on women and children of urban population.
More research can be carried out to explore the feasibility of alternative sources
of water such as roof catchment and borehole as a lasting solution to inadequate water shortages.
Lastly, research can be carried out on alternative areas to relocate the already full to capacity Dandora Dumping Site.
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