by Polly Markandya | Mar 15, 2018 | News
Kenya’s National Water Master Plan envisions 80% national sewerage coverage by 2030 – ambitious, as only 35% of urban Kenyans currently have access to basic sanitation. Motivated and influential stakeholders like the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB), the body...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 15, 2018
Evaluating the willingness of Kenyan water utility customers to pay a little bit extra on their water bill to support slum sanitation. This Policy Brief explores the main factors that influence willingness to pay (WTP) among utility customers to pay a hypothetical...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 8, 2018 | News
This International Women’s Day, WSUP is profiling three women leaders who are improving water and sanitation services in urban areas in their countries. Read on to find out more about the role that these three women are playing in delivering better services, and...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 7, 2018
Zaituni Kanenje is a woman making a difference in the growing lakeside town of Nakuru, Kenya. As Manager for the Low-Income Customer Services department of NAWASSCO, the utility for the town, Zaituni focuses on extending WASH services into the poorer communities. And...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 16, 2018 | News
NextCity.org has published an editorial from WSUP on the water crisis in Cape Town. By Neil Jeffery, Chief Executive, Water & Sanitation for Urban Populations (WSUP) In Cape Town, South Africa, residents who take a plentiful supply of water for granted are...