COVID-19 Impacts on Water Burden among Households in Turkana

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dc.contributor.authorOng'ech, Denis
dc.contributor.authorOlago, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorDulo, Simeon
dc.contributor.authorOpondo, Maggie
dc.contributor.authorOuma, Gilbert
dc.contributor.authorMumma, Albert
dc.contributor.authorHope, Robert
dc.contributor.authorCharles, Katrina
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-30T06:49:16Z
dc.date.available2024-01-30T06:49:16Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.description.abstractFollowing confirmation of the first case of the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Kenya in March 2020, the Government issued an advisory in ensuring high standards of hygiene through regular handwashing using soap and water. A national protocol on COVID- 19 was launched, which among others, underscored handwashing and high levels of hygiene maintenance. These required an increased household water demand that caused elevated household water bills, leaving poor households vulnerable to water insecurity. The pandemic has severely modified the patterns and behaviour of the economy of water (Vammen and Guillen, 2020). Water service providers (WSPs) have also been adversely affected. The Lodwar Water and Sanitation Company (LOWASCO), for instance, finds it hard to effectively supply clean water due to decreased revenues from non-payment (LOWASCO official, pers. comm.). With the government's directive that WSPs should not disconnect water supply for 3 months (March-May 2020) including households in default, WSPs faced challenges in meeting some of their operational costs such as power bills and staff wages (Senkwe and Gakubia, 2020). The directive is far from adequate, largely temporary, and unsustainable (Senkwe and Gakubia, 2020).
dc.identifier.urihttps://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/89
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/66
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobi
dc.subjectKenya
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectWater Burden
dc.titleCOVID-19 Impacts on Water Burden among Households in Turkana
dc.typeArticle

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