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Faecal Waste Management in Rapidly Urbanizing Cities in Kenya, N/A

Kenya, 2018
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)
African Population & Health Research Center
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Identification

IDNO
APHRC.FWM.2018.1.0
Title
Faecal Waste Management in Rapidly Urbanizing Cities in Kenya, N/A
Subtitle
N/A
Country
Name Country code
Kenya ken
Abstract
Urbanization is a major feature of global population redistribution. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though ranked currently as the least urbanized region of the world, is the most rapidly urbanizing region globally. It is projected that in the next few decades the region will have more than half of its population living in urban settings. In Kenya, despite a comprehensive sanitation policy, close to 40% of the population lacked access to safe sanitation with only 5.9% of the country's population connected to sewers while open defecation still persisted at 17.6%. Objectives: The proposed study sought to: (a) Review existing, policies and institutional arrangements for effective faecal waste management (FWM) in both cities; (b) assess perceptions, attitudes and practices of stakeholders in relation to FWM; (c) assess the financing for FWM by County governments in the two cities.
Methods: The study employed qualitative approach which involved focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and key informant interviews across the wide spectrum of FWM stakeholders. Descriptive analysis of content and thematic analysis of qualitative data was employed.

Version

Version Date
2018-12-24
Version Notes
N/A

Scope

Keywords
Keyword Vocabulary
Fecal Waste Management Study FWM

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Urban areas of Nakuru and Nairobi
Unit of Analysis
Individuals working in Sanitation plants (Recyclers and Management)
Community members(Tenants and Landlords and Pit emptiers)
Experts: Public health officers and Sanitation coordinators in schools and hospitals
Universe
Individuals working in Sanitation plants (Recyclers and Management)
Community members(Tenants and Landlords and Pit emptiers)
Expers: Public health officers and Sanitation coordinators in schools and hospitals

Producers and sponsors

Authoring entity/Primary investigators
Agency Name Affiliation
African Population & Health Research Center APHRC
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
Prof. Blessing Mberu APHRC Principal Investigator
Dr. Dickson Amugsi APHRC Co-Investigator and Project Manager
Dr. Caroline Kabaria APHRC Co-Investigator
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation BMGF

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
i.Sample size determination.
No sample size was determined as the data needed was not based on representativeness, but rather was based on the reality on the ground. Stakeholders with relevant information regarding the provision of sanitation along the sanitation service chain were contacted. Key Informant interviews (KIIs) were administered to identified key actors in sanitation.

ii.Sampling procedures.
The sample of stakeholders was purposively drawn and the snowball method was used to access the right stakeholders.
Deviations from the Sample Design
N/A
Response Rate
N/A
Weighting
N/A

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
Start date End date Cycle
2018-05-01 2018-05-31 Nakuru
2018-07-16 2018-08-10 Nairobi
Mode of data collection
Focus Group [foc] and Face to Face (ftf)
Supervision
The supervision process included the following:

Data collection was conducted by a group of interviewers grouped into two teams for efffective supervision and spotchecking.

The role of the supervisor was to coordinate field data collection activities; including management of the field teams, supplies and equipment, finances, maps and listings, and coordinating with local authorities concerning the survey plan. Additionally, the field supervisor assigned the work to the interviewers, spot checked work, maintained field control documents, and sent completed questionnaires and progress reports to the central office

Field visits were also made by a team of co-invigilators on a periodic basis during fieldwork to provide support and to review progress.
Type of Research Instrument
The interview guides were structured based on:

Policy makers questions on KESH Policy as follows:
a) Scaling up access to improved urban sanitation
b) Clean and healthy environment for all Kenyans through appropriate technology choices for waste management and pollution control
c) Private sector participation and investment in sanitation.
d) Governance and leadership capacity for sanitation.
e) Sustainable financing and investment for sanitation.
f) Enabling legal and regulatory environment.
g) Research and development framework for sanitation.
h) Monitoring and evaluation systems for the sanitation sector.

Status of sanitation chain related items: containment, emptying, transportation, recycling and treatment

Data Processing

Cleaning Operations
Audios were listened to by the supervisor on a daily basis before debriefing the field interviewers so as to improve on data collection process.

Audios were then transcribed under supervision to ensure quality transcription all through.
Other Processing
Data was coded inductively because it was an exploratory study.

Data Appraisal

Estimates of Sampling Error
N/A

Data access

Contact
Name Affiliation Email
Director of Research APHRC info@aphrc.org
Conditions
The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of the [APHRC Data Archive].
2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the [APHRC Data Archive].
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the [APHRC Data Archive], or among data from the [APHRC Data Archive] and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the [National Data Archive] will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the [National Data Archive].

The original collector of the data, the [National Data Archive], and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Citation requirement
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download

Metadata production

Document ID
APHRC.FWM.2018.1.0
Producers
Name Abbreviation Role
African Population & Health Research Center APHRC Data Documentation
Date of Production
2018-12-24
Document version
Version 1.0 (December 2018)