The Impact Of Communication Of Water Quality Information On Awareness Creation Within Primary Schools In Nakuru Municipality, Nakuru County

Nakuru municipality has serious water resource problem brought about by contamination and pollution of the drinking water. The Water source within most of the schools in Nakuru municipality is from piped water mains, rain / boreholes, roof catchment, dams and pans and shallow wells. This study was on impact of communication of water quality information on awareness creation within primary schools in Nakuru Municipality. The purpose of the study was to find out whether information on water quality communicated to the schools by Sustainable Community Environmental Programme (SCEP) a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) had improved awareness on water quality, and thereby reduce diseases that affect humans emanating from poor quality water. The objective of the study was to determine the impact of communication of water quality information on awareness creation levels of pupils in Nakuru Municipality, to find out the level of awareness on water quality to pupils and to ascertain whether the awareness creation had improved the suitability of water for consumption in the schools. The target study groups were primary schools within Nakuru Municipality that were identified by SCEP to have poor quality water and had functional environmental clubs. Data was collected by use of interview schedules, focused group discussions and by use of questionnaires which were administered to environmental club members in upper primary schools, environmental club patrons and school management committee representatives. Data collected was analyzed by qualitative and quantitative methodologies using percentages, means and frequency distributions