Understanding the role of informal pit emptiers in sanitation in Nairobi through case studies in Mukuru and Kibera settlements

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dc.contributor.authorMallory, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorOmoga, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorKiogora, Domenic
dc.contributor.authorRiungu, Joy
dc.contributor.authorKagendi, Dorothy
dc.contributor.authorParker, Alison
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-26T16:33:54Z
dc.date.available2021-01-26T16:33:54Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-09
dc.description.abstractAchieving universal sanitation in informal settlements will depend on improved onsite sanitation, as sewer systems are unlikely to be viable solutions due to technical and political constraints. In Nairobi, Kenya, 60% of the population live among its 150 informal settlements, occupying only 5% of its total residential land. This research assessed the role of informal pit emptiers in providing sanitation in Mukuru and Kibera, two of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, and the barriers to achieving improved services. Through qualitative data collection, the research found that pit emptiers are institutionally and physically outside of the current paradigm of sanitation service delivery. There is no infrastructure available to remove waste from informal settlements, except for a transfer station that is being piloted by Sanergy, and instead waste ends up disposed in the community. The pit emptiers also face violence and intimidation from competitors or locals claiming ownership of territory. Providing improved sanitation in such areas will depend on the provision of new infrastructure, but this can only succeed with a detailed understanding of the competing and vested interests that can enable or undermine a project.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMallory A, Omoga L, Kiogora D, et al., (2020) Understanding the role of informal pit emptiers in sanitation in Nairobi through case studies in Mukuru and Kibera settlements. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2021, pp. 51-59en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2043-9083
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2020.193
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16255
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherIWA Publishingen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectpit emptiersen_UK
dc.subjectKenyaen_UK
dc.subjectinformal sectoren_UK
dc.subjectfaecal sludge managementen_UK
dc.titleUnderstanding the role of informal pit emptiers in sanitation in Nairobi through case studies in Mukuru and Kibera settlementsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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