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Turkana County Water Act, 2019 (No. 3 of 2019).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Territorial subdivision
Turkana
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 7 (Turkana County Act No. 3).
Long title
An Act of the County Assembly of Turkana to provide for the regulation and management of water and sewerage services in Turkana County, the development, regulation and management of county public works in relation to water and sewerage systems the implementation of National Government Policies on water conservation in Turkana County and for connected purposes.
Subject
Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental standards Right to clean/healthy environment Waste management Human rights Standards Protection of environment Sewerage Framework law Authorization/permit Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Gender Potable water Right to water Water abstraction Water quality standards Water rights Water supply Water users' associations Waterworks Pollution control Livestock water use
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Basin
Turkana Lake/Rudolf lake
Abstract

This Act is made to provide for a comprehensive legal framework to establish and regulate water supply, sewerage and sanitation and sewerage services in the County. Other purposes include the coordination of the activities of institutional stakeholders in water services provision in the County; the promotion of public participation in the water services regulation in the County; the management of public private partnerships for water services in the County, the coordination of waterworks development, among others. the Act essentially provides that everyone in the County has the right to water and sanitation, the rights to use and benefit from attendant services; this includes the use of water by livestock. The Act further provides that special measures should be made to ensure the provision of water and sanitation services to vulnerable groups. The Act extensively provides for the composition, administration and management of water and sanitation services.

Full text
English