Abstract
With the onset of devolution in Kenya, county governments in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) which is least developed and with high poverty index in the Country had a chance to correct the situation since devolution provided an opportunity for enhanced community participation,planning and ownership of projects. The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of stakeholders’ engagement on water provision in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya. The study used positivism research orientation. Cross- sectional survey research design was adopted. The target population entailed the 113 sub-counties in ASAL where a sample of 89 sub-counties was targeted. Questionnaire was used in collecting primary data. Secondary data collection was done via desk study. Data collected was first checked on the level of response before actual data analysis was undertaken using IBM SPSS version 24, Microsoft Excel and MS Word. Content analysis was adopted in analysing qualitative data while quantitative data analysis entailed computing descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation); and inferential statistics (correlation analysis, analysis of variance and regression analysis). Stakeholders’ engagement was found to have significantly effect on provision of water services. All the parameters of water provision were found to have improved as a result of stakeholders’ engagement.
Highlights
Water provision is indicated by physio-economic accessibility
This study explored the interplay between devolution of water services through stakeholder engagement and water provision in ASAL areas in Kenya
Results were presentated based on the two variables, that is, stakeholders’ engagement, and water provision
Summary
Water provision is indicated by physio-economic accessibility. The ease of physically accessing the water facilities including the safety and adequacy of these resources constitute the physical component of water provision. At the same time water is required to be within the physical reach by every part of the population or at least within the visibility (Kaushik, 2011). Jones et al (2002) insulated that, physical accessibility to water is indicated by the households spending less time to identify the infrastructure and using the saved time on other productive activities such as household chores. Devolution of water services was meant to provide counties with an opportunity to provide clean, safe and reliable water for both its residents and animals, as counties are better placed to understand the needs of her people
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