The Mount Kenya Ewaso Water partnership and Kenya Water and Sanitation Civil Society Network begin implementation of the Water Governance Support Programme II in the greater Laikipia region this week. KEWASNET, through MKEWP, with the support of Laikipia Forum, support the establishment of sustainable wash forums on Water and Sanitation challenges in the upper Ewaso…
The dream of any farmer is to secure high farm produce every season, to obtain a good market for his/her produce, and to maintain sustainable and innovative farming practices. For the Upper Ewaso Basin smallholder farmers, the vision has always been to have a successful farming environment that will propel them into large scale farming…
A comprehensive scientific assessment in 2015 found that human activity has already breached four of the planetary boundaries. Greenhouse gas emissions are brewing a hotter climate, the sixth mass extinction of species is unpicking the web of life that makes up the global biosphere, intensive farming is polluting the environment and natural habitats are being destroyed on a significant scale. Earlier in 2022, researchers…
Naro Moru sub catchment is within the Ewaso Nyiro north catchment area. It covers an area of approximately 188 square kilometers with a combined population of more than 65,000 people living within 14 sub-locations that are partly or completely within the sub catchment. It reaches about 103km of Naro Moru river before joining the Ewaso…
Two new representative voices have been added to the regional Water Resources Authority (WRA). MKEWP extends a warm welcome and looks forward to a fruitful partnership. Mr. John Ngilia Munyao, leads the WRA Regional Office as its manager. He has 15 years of experience with the Authority. He was most recently trained in ITC, the…
MKEWP and FAO partnered through the Forum to help ILMAMUSI CFA organize with communities for the rehabilitation of 5 water projects – 3 boreholes and 2 intakes. The five projects were distributed around Mukogodo Forest in keeping with the decisions of the Mukogodo Water Committee that spearheaded the selection of priority projects. Each of the…
Baotree is MKEWPs newest partner. They work with for-profit and non-profit organizations to design and develop easier ways of collecting and managing information for decision-making and impact monitoring. One of the most challenging aspects of managing a WRUA is real-time information on water flows, illegal abstractions, water pollution and riparian degradation. Working with @Baotree, WRUA…
MKEWP is a paid member of KEWASNET and a recipient of KEWASNET funding support. https://kewasnet.co.ke Our most recent grant from KEWASNET will be used to canvass our partners to determine the scope and scale of the water and sanitation issues confronting our new County and National governments after August 2022 elections. The results of this…
We have essential partnerships to make this model of water resources management work. At our core is the partnership with the WRUA (the Water Resources User Group. These groups are the essence of community based natural resources management. Each WRUA is to be led by a Board chosen locally. Each Board is expected to direct…
The Partnership is 5-years old, and has received the following funding to support its partners in the Upper Ewaso Ng’iro Basin: KSH 5,021,000: The Laikipia Forum – secretariat services, administrative and fundraising support, office space, accounting and reporting, audits, etc. KSH 9,506,250: FAO – support for ILMAMUSI and the Mukogodo landscape for the rehabilitation…