As Kenya joined the rest of the globe in marking World Water Day on Friday, a UN report shows worrying statistics on access to the resource.
According to a United Nation’s report, 844 million people worldwide lack clean water and 18 million Kenyans do not have access clean water.
That is about 40 per cent of the population.
The report has further said that about 2.3 billion people do not have access to decent toilets.
Kenya marked national celebrations for World Water Day in Kakamega county.
The Ministry of Water and Irrigation said that this year’s theme adapts the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that as sustainable development progresses, everyone must benefit.
Last month, Marsabit residents served their leaders dirty water during a meeting. They demanded clean water from their leaders.
Several counties are experiencing drought.
Baringo and Turkana counties are among the worst affected.
Turkana county government statistics show around 805,000 out of 1.2 million residents are facing starvation.
Council of Governors chairman Wycliffe Oparanya on Wednesday said that the county governments had put in place aggressive measures to ensure that Kenyans access food and water during the drought period.
