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

País/Territorio
Kenya
Subdivisión territorial
Turkana
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2019
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 7 (Turkana County Act No. 3).
Título completo
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.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Agua, Desechos y sustancias peligrosas
Palabra clave
Efluente de aguas residuales/vertido Normas sobre calidad ambiental Derecho a un medio ambiente limpio/sano Gestión de desechos Derechos humanos Normas Protección del medio ambiente Alcantarillado Ley marco Autorización/permiso Contaminación de las aguas dulces Manejo de recursos hídricos Género Agua potable Derecho al agua Captación de agua Normas sobre calidad del agua Derechos de agua Abastecimiento de agua Asociación de usuarios de aguas Instalaciones Control de la contaminación Uso de agua para ganado
Área geográphica
Africa, Africa Oriental
Cuenca
Turkana Lake/Rudolf lake
Resumen

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.

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