A Synthesis Note: tracing the journey of the Development of the National Sanitation Management Policy in Kenya

Abstract

This synthesis note summarizes the process taken in developing the Na􀆟onal Sanita􀆟on Management Policy (NSMP) in Kenya. It provides a brief background of how the process unfolded, describes the policy windows that were present at the 􀆟me of the development of the policy, and assesses how a group of sector stakeholders led by the Kenyan government worked together to develop the NSMP. Lessons are drawn on what future policy processes could borrow – given that Kenya is the first African country to develop a Na􀆟onal Sanita􀆟on Management Policy based on the African Sanita􀆟on Policy Guidelines developed by the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW).