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Kajiado Unveils Water and Climate Policies to Build a More Resilient Future

adminJuly 20, 2026July 20, 2026

by adminJuly 20, 2026July 20, 2026026

By Water East Africa Magazine Kajiado County has launched two landmark policy frameworks aimed at strengthening water security and enhancing resilience to climate change, marking

Kenya Loses Nearly Half of Its Treated Water as Non-Revenue Water Rises to 48%

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by adminJuly 20, 2026July 20, 2026029

Kenya’s water sector is facing mounting financial and operational challenges after the country’s Non-Revenue Water (NRW) level climbed to 48%, meaning almost one out of

Boreholes; the solution to Kenya water crisis

MaxJanuary 31, 2020

by MaxJanuary 31, 202001052

Boreholes are necessary in areas where a steady supply of clean water is unavailable. A Borehole is drilled for many uses including industrial, irrigation and

Ruling paves way for building of Kenya’s largest dam

MaxJanuary 31, 2020February 5, 2020

by MaxJanuary 31, 2020February 5, 20200828

Kenya’s ambitious plans to build Africa’s second largest fresh water dam are inching closer to reality after the government resolved a procurement dispute which threatened

Government put to task over ‘legal’ water intakes

MaxJanuary 31, 2020

by MaxJanuary 31, 20200524

The government has caved in to pressure from Mt Kenya politicians and agreed to restore all legal water intakes that were destroyed at taxpayers’ expense.

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Why gov’t may ban hot showers from kenyan homes

MaxJanuary 31, 2020

by MaxJanuary 31, 20200566

Aconsultant hired by the Ministry of Energy to develop an energy efficiency plan for the country recommended the ban of importation and sale of instant

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No more boreholes to be drilled, water table dropping, warns CS

MaxJanuary 29, 2020

by MaxJanuary 29, 20200542

Water Cabinet secretary Simon Chelugui has ordered Nairobi to stop drilling all bore holes, as they are competing for the water – rom the same

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What Kenyan law says about the riparian land

Water KenyaApril 15, 2019September 5, 2019

by Water KenyaApril 15, 2019September 5, 201901786

There are about nine laws in Kenya that protects riparian lands. They include, the Water Act 2002, Agriculture Act, Water Resource Management Act 2007 and