Devolution must take water agenda to a higher levelThe sixth Devolution Conference that kicks off in Kirinyaga County tomorrow will address itself to the Big Four agenda plus 1. The additional 1 is water (and sanitation).The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal Number 6 focuses on water and sanitation whose critical importance is underlined by a few figures whose implications are alarming. Water is a necessity to sustain life but millions of Kenyans struggle daily to find a steady source of it. Now, the Big Four agenda will thrive only if water is readily available. The challenge of realising universal water coverage and ‘leaving no one behind’ is greater than any single institution can deliver.

Source: Standard Digital March 02, 2019 21:04 UTC