Factors Affecting Provision Of Safe Water Supply In Kanyakwar Sublocation Kisumu Municipality Kisumu District Kenya

Table of Contents

Declaration ......................................................................................................................................... ii

Dedication ......................................................................................................................................... iii

Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................... iv

List of Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................... vii

List of figures .................................................................................................................................... viii

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Statement of the problem ........................................................................................................ 2

1.2 Study objectives........................................................................................................................ 3

1.3 Research questions .................................................................................................................. 3

1.4 Justification of the study .......................................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ 5

2.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 9

3.1. Introduction................................................................................................................................. 9

3.2. Economic activities .................................................................................................................. 9

3.3. Health infrastructure ............................................................................................................... 9

3.4. Health indicators ................................................................................................................... 10

3.5. District of the study ............................................................................................................... 10

3.6. Study population ................................................................................................................... 10

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3.7. Sampling technique ............................................................................................................... 10

3.8. Data collection ....................................................................................................................... 11

3.9. Tools for data collection ........................................................................................................ 11

3.10. Ethical consideration ........................................................................................................... 11

3.11. Study limitation ................................................................................................................... 11

CHAPTER FOUR: STUDY FINDINGS ................................................................................................... 12

4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 12

4.1. Demographic characteristics of the respondents. ................................................................ 12

4.2. Available water sources for Kanyakwar sub-location community ....................................... 15

4.3: Knowledge of respondents on how to make water safe for use. ........................................ 15

4.4: Knowledge on stream protection and possible contaminants of water streams. ............... 16

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF RESULTS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. ................. 18

5.1 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS ........................................................................................................ 18

5.2 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................ 19

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................. 19

REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 20

APPENDIX ONE: BUDGET ESTIMATES .............................................................................................. 23

APPENDIX TWO: WATER, SANITATION, AND POVERTY CYCLE ....................................................... 24

APPENDIX 3: AFRICA’S WATER CHALLENGES .................................................................................. 25

APPENDIX 4: MAP OF KISUMU ......................................................................................................... 26

APPENDIX 5: MAP OF KENYA ........................................................................................................... 27

APPENDIX 6: RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................................... 28