Environmental Policy Implementation Effects on River Water Pollution Control and Prevention in Kenya: A Case of Ngong River, Nairobi City County
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Date
2024-04
Authors
Odha, Gene Aila
Mbataru, Patrick
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Publisher
IAJAH
Abstract
Water scarcity and rising demand for water
have become important challenges in many
regions of the world. Water pollution,
population increase, urbanization, and
insufficient water resource management are
all contributing to the growing severity of the
water crisis. The potential effects of water
shortage on economical activity, food
security, education, health, and the severity of
climate change have piqued the public's
interest. Drinking water and sanitation are part
of the United Nations' Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) 6 for 2030. Water
scarcity, on the other hand, remains difficult to
quantify. Kenya, a rapidly growing country, is
thought to have limited renewable freshwater
resources (1,000 m3/capita/year). To help
with the management and mitigation of water
resources, a number of programs are put into
place. Among them are water policies that
ensure the protection of water catchment
areas, a reduction in pollution, and easier
access to sanitary facilities. One of the Nairobi
city's rivers, the Ngong River, provides
riparian communities with a wide range of
crucial environmental services. Since the
Ngong River is a very fragile ecosystem that
can suffer if an appropriate management plan
is not in place, it needs protection and special
consideration. Over the past thirty years or so,
the Ngong River has come under increasing
and significant pressure from a variety of
interrelated human activities, such as
industrial pollution, eutrophication, and
sedimentation. This research proposal focuses
on how the application of environmental
policies affects the prevention of pollution in
the Ngong River and offers potential policy
choices that can assist in remediating or
reducing environmental degradation. The
available Acts and policies will be examined,
with a focus on those that particularly address
water protection and conservation, and the
difficulties that each required institution faces
will be highlighted. A sample size of 100
respondents from various resource user groups
and villages residing along the Sinai, Tetra
Park, Katoto, and Lungalunga slums were
used to collect data. The data was obtained
using structured surveys, observations, and
interviews. It was analyzed using SPSS
windows and presented using tables, charts,
and graphs. In addition to eleven key
informant interviews with key leading
government office representatives, nongovernmental organizations, and long-term
residents along the Ngong River, the
household survey will include five Focused
Group Discussions (FGDs) with community
members. In order to identify policy gaps and
potential for the protection of the river from
pollution in the study region, the researcher
will analyze the policy instruments review of
the current policy and legislative framework.
It is vital that institutional mandates between
the national environmental management and
Kenya Water and Sanitation Service be
thoroughly clarified in order for these
government organizations to accept and
support the management plans for the area.
Additionally, depending on the present
pressure-state condition, the researcher will
analyze the rules and regulations that are not
currently in place and need to be updated, and
will then recommend policy enforcement,
stringent regulation, and guidelines to
preserve this environment.
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Keywords
Environmental Policy Implementation, Community Participation, Financial Appropriation and River Water Pollution Prevention
Citation
Odha, G. A., & Mbataru, P. (2024). Environmental policy implementation effects on river water pollution control and prevention in Kenya: A case of Ngong River, Nairobi City County. International Academic Journal of Arts and Humanities, 1(4), 116-130.