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Kenya Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Policy 2016-2030.

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Social protection Sustainable development Policy/planning Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures School feeding Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste management Waste prevention Hazardous substances Water supply Sewerage Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Potable water
Geographical area
Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa
Abstract

The Kenya Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Policy 2016-2030 (KESHP) envisions a clean, healthy and economically prosperous Kenya free from sanitation and hygiene related diseases and seeks to ensure universal access to improved sanitation, clean and healthy environment by 2030. It is the outcome of reviews to address limitations of the National Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Policy published in 2007. The Policy takes a rights-based approach and redirects efforts of the government at national and county level towards achieving the Kenya Vision 2030 and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The strategy developed in the Policy that will not only enable all in Kenya to enjoy their right to highest attainable standards of sanitation but also to a clean and healthy environment as guaranteed by the Constitution of Kenya 2010. It puts emphasis on increasing public and private sector investment through public-private partnerships. The Policy is divided into seven Chapters: Introduction and Background (1); Situation Analysis (2); The Policy Context (3); Policy Direction and Principles (4); Policy Strategies and Measures (5); Institutional Framework (6); Implementation Framework (7). it is completed by lists of Tables and Figures.

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