Status of DEWATS in Kenya

by Moses Wakala

Follow up activities
Ecosan Promotion implemented a number of Sanitation Projects in different place in the country. The consultant had planned to visit all the Decentralized Treatment Plants done in the project doing Monitoring and follow-up visits. Many projects had not started working at this time of evaluation and monitoring. Initial trainings that was to be done during project implementation had not been done and as such many clients were not aware of the functioning of the facilities. Given that the sites are located far apart in the republic of Kenya, therefore a lot of planning for movement from site to site with a number of logistic problems was met.
The following is a summary table for schools, Markets and institutions that were monitored by the consultant.

PROJECT	DATES VISITED	ACTIVITIES	COMMENTS
Naivasha Public Toilet	15.6	Monitoring	In good use.
	7.7	Repairs and repainting	One burner installed.
	19.8	Monitoring	Gas payment
Kapsabet Town Public Toilet	8.7	Site identification	Work not begun. Contractor turned down the awarded contractor.
	21.10
Ugunja Public Toilet	23.6	Monitoring of the Treatment Plant	Management of toilet still under the council and the MoA has not been honoured.
	7.7	Training of operators
	11.8	Visibility
	27.8
	20.9
Meru Government Prisons	16.9	Training on Operation and Maintaenence of the Digester and Baffle Reactor.	No ownership of the project.
	17.9	Sealing of the Digester.	Main Sewer-line not connected.
		Checking pressure in pipes
Lwanda Kotieno Public Toilet	25.6	Handing over the site to Beach Management and clearing the contractor.	The Beach Management not taken in the need of public pay toilet in town. There is need to involve the Water and Sanitation company to take up the management of facility.
	6.10	Training the Beach Management on toilet use.
	7.10	Follow-up on toilet operation
St Mary’s Lwak Girls	25.6	Kitchen piping.	Pond complete and working.
	25.8	Stoves installation training.	All toilets in good use.
	26.8	Digester sealing	Kitchen piping has been completed.
		Training of operation and maintenance.	Manometer installed.
		Pond supervision.
Ramba Boys	25.6	Pressure test in digester and piping.	Piping in the kitchen to be done by school when it opens next year.
	25.8	Training on reuse
	26.8
Rang’ala Girls high School	30.6	Training on use of the Facility, Operation and maintenance.
Rambula Mixed Secondary School	30.6	Monitoring	Digester pressure is low at 24cm Water column.
	11.8	Pressure test	Need to check for leakages in pipes and digester.
	27.8	Training on use, operation and maintenance.
	20.9	Preparation for Ugunja workshop.
		Visit with workshop team.
		Site follow up
Ambira Boys	17.6	Sealing of Digester Neck.	Toilets in good use.
		Monitoring	Kitchen piping not done
		Pond siting and Reuse training on farm.
Chianda Boys high school	25.6	Monitoring	Kitchen piping not done
		Supervision of other toilet connections
Raliew Secondary School	25.6	Supervision of other toilet connections on DTS.	Pond not done.
		Training on operation and management.	Toilets in good use
		Pond construction siting and design	Water connection to the facility to be done to improve its use.