Water sector in Kenya

This paper highlights some of the most important issues that hamper progress in improving water sector governance in Kenya. In order to do so, the paper mapped a number of key actors, the power they hold, the interests they have and some of the incentives that influence their behaviour. It also traced some of the governance and accountability relations within the institutional context they operate in. The EC’s analytical sector tool proves to be very useful for helping to identify key actors, stakeholders and governance issues that merit attention for how they block or contribute to improving water governance. Moreover, most interlocutors where interested in the findings, but more importantly in discussing them. So the analysis framework and the output of such analytical process also prove to be a relevant dialogue tool.