Putting People First
Health and WASH
Overview: The rights to health and WASH are enshrined in Article 43 of COK, which mandates the state to establish legislative, policy, and standards to ensure the realization of these rights. County governments are also mandated to facilitate service delivery relating to health and WASH. Despite constitutional guarantees and efforts to expand access to health and WASH services, Kenya faces Significant challenges in fully realizing these rights. Only 68% of people in Kenya have access to safe drinking water, whilst 29% have access to improved sanitation facilities.
Hakijamii’s focus in these strategic focus areas will be the protection and promotion of
human rights principles in the health and WASH sectors.
Priority Issues: We will invest in addressing challenges of limited access to comprehensive, equitable health; inadequate access to sustainable WASH services;
and significant disparities (inequity) in access to health and WASH services. Notably,
the outcomes across this area remain below desired global standards, a status linked
to weak WASH and health governance structures, inadequate resourcing, limited
community involvement, stigmatization and limited awareness of SRHR, and extreme weather events.
Expected Outcome: Increased demand and access to comprehensive healthcare and quality, affordable health services, and WASH services.
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With a notable background as a Senior Legal Advisor at the Council of Governors, she provided invaluable legal and technical guidance to several committees for six years. Her contributions to various pivotal government Taskforces include involvement in the development of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy, the identification and transfer of assets and liabilities related to devolved functions, and the creation of the National Water and Sanitation Investment and Financing Plan. She has also served as a Board of Director at the Kenya Forest Service.
