by Michelle Anekeya | Dec 8, 2025 | News
Africa’s fastest-growing cities are undergoing a quiet shift. The change is not driven by huge construction projects. Instead, it comes from stronger institutions and smarter ways of managing basic services. Across Kenya, Ghana, and other countries, utilities are...
by Michelle Anekeya | Mar 17, 2025 | News
In the bustling heart of Kisumu, where the challenges of sanitation and environmental degradation loom large, a local enterprise is rewriting the narrative of waste. Saniwise Technology, a beacon of innovation, is converting plastic refuse into affordable toilets,...
by Polly Markandya | Jun 19, 2023
The recent second assembly of UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Progamme, in Nairobi (Kenya) in early June, saw the launch of a unique global study about challenges and advances in the management of wastewater and faecal sludge. Produced by a consortium...
by Polly Markandya | Apr 13, 2023
By Kariuki Mugo, Director of WASH Sector Support The WASH sector (water, sanitation and hygiene) is slow-acting and slow-learning. This fact became clear to me back in February while attending the International Faecal Sludge Management Conference in Abidjan, Ivory...
by Polly Markandya | Jan 6, 2023 | News
What is Lakewide Inclusive Sanitation (LWIS)? It is a strategy that can change the quality of life in the Lake Victoria Basin by improving essential service provision in the areas of water and sanitation. LWIS was the focus of a workshop in Kisumu, Kenya, at the end...
