Development of the National Sanitation Management Policy in Kenya: A Narrative Descriptive Account of the Journey

Abstract

This report traces the journey taken in developing Kenya's National Sanitation Management Policy. It identifies the main actors and processes and further reflects on how various stakeholders engaged in development of the National Sanitation Management Policy (NSMP). Lessons are drawn on what future policy processes could borrow from this experience, given that Kenya is the first African country to develop a National Sanitation Management Policy based on the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines developed by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW). The National Sanitation Management Policy (NSMP) was developed to provide an enabling policy framework that enhances universal access to equitable and sustainable, safely managed sanitation services across the service chain, thereby advancing efforts by the Kenyan government towards ensuring access to safely managed sanitation for all by 2030.