Unresolved Water Conflicts by Water Sector Institutions in Ewaso Ng’iro North River
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2021-04-15Author
Lesrima, S., Nyamasyo, G., & Kiemo, K.
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Water conflicts have huge impacts on livelihoods and without proper redress, have capacity to stall
economic development of a community. This paper therefore explicates the impacts of unresolved water related conflicts
in Ewaso Ng’iro North River sub-basin in Kenya and their persistence despite past major institutional and policy reforms
in the water sector. Repetitive unresolved water conflicts curtail the prosperity of the communities on river basins. Study
objective was to assess continued unresolved conflicts albeit the numerous and robust water reforms. Mixed methods
research design was adopted to capture both primary and secondary data. Game Theory supported the study explicating
how water users both upstream and downstream are players whose payoffs if not transparent cause conflicts. Sampling
formula was utilized to derive a sample size of 384 respondents and employed simple random sampling. Primary data
were collected through structured questionnaires, Key Informant interviews, Focused Group Discussions and Transect
walks. Results show that water users aware of regulations in place governing water on river basins however had weak
compliance. The legal and policy reforms need to be up scaled to enhance capacity to resolve conflicts by WRUAs and
WRA. Compliance to regulations governing water to be enforced by mandated institutions to curb the repetitiveness of
unresolved water conflict
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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/205958http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/154914
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Lesrima, S., Nyamasyo, G., & Kiemo, K. (2020). Unresolved Water Conflicts by Water Sector Institutions in Ewaso Ng’iro North River Sub-Basin, Kenya. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 25(2), 269-275.Publisher
J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Management