urban informal settlements and to the rural poor. It also aims to contribute to poverty reduction, promote gender equity, sensitise communities to good health and hygiene practices, promote HIV/Aids awareness and conserve the environment. It also seeks to appoint viable and well managed water service providers and see that they have appropriate systems by enforcing quality monitoring, ensuring they have maintenance systems and procedures to minimise interruptions to supplies. It ensures they have accurate and efficient billing systems, remain customer-focused in all their activities and evaluate performances against targets for the Board and service providers. The Athi Water Services Board is currently implementing different projects to meet the demand for water services such as rehabilitation of water infrastructure that will lead to secure sources for its jurisdiction and increase water production, rehabilitation of existing production and transmission facilities. Several infrastructure development projects have been initiated to increase the supply of water to Nairobi, Kiambu, Limuru, Gatundu and Thika.
can be used to effectively harvest water to supplement what is received in the household/institution. Towards this campaign, AWSB distributed 900 tanks and also helped in the guttering process.
The Board is confident that the fast pace of infrastructure development will realise amazing strides in the quest to offer sustainable services to the people of Nairobi and its environs. It is strongly committed to maintaining a strong sense of stewardship, as these projects roll out, and ultimately benefit the wider population.
On March 12, 2009, President Mwai Kibaki launched the Kazi Kwa Vijana (KKV) Programme to facilitate the creation of opportunities to enable Kenyan youth to be gainfully employed and to earn a decent livelihood. Following the formation of this programme, AWSB has been at the forefront of employing youths to mitigate the current high unemployment rate that could likely lead to incidences of insecurity and rising crime rates.
In May 2010 AWSB embarked on a massive rainwater harvesting campaign in Nairobi, Thika, Kiambu, Limuru and Gatundu. The campaign is targeting institutions and individuals who own premises that
AWSB commenced project operations on 1st April, 2009, with a budget allocation of KSh38 million for Phase I. AWSB, through the KKV Programme, has greatly helped 2,830 youths in getting short-term
employment opportunities and this has evidently reduced crime and poverty. The Board is committed to implementing different projects to meet the demand for water services such as rehabilitation of infrastructure that will lead to secure water sources for its jurisdiction and increase production and rehabilitation of existing transmission facilities. Over and above this is the rehabilitation and expansion of the Ruai Treatment Works to increase waste water collection, transmission and treatment, preparing a water service master plan for Nairobi and improving water and sewerage distribution networks through extensions and rehabilitation.
Tel: +254-20-2724292/3, 2711342, 2727238/439/440/441/442, 2727616 Email: info@awsboard.go.ke www.awsboard.go.ke Best of Kenya
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