Joyce Kimutai: Water security and development in Kenya

GWF’s Jesper Svensson interviews Joyce Kimutai about the relationship between water security and development in Kenya. Join us to hear her reflections on whether Kenya has become more water secure over time and if so, how did they get there, what did they do. Recorded June 2019. *Unfortunately there are some sound quality issues in this episode. GWF is working to resolve this issue in future. Interview Q&A What is the relationship between water security and development in Kenya? 1:09  How do you usually measure and examine water security? 3:30 How useful do you see existing weather tools to forecast events and plan water infrastructure? 5:04 What are the main stressors for water security in Kenya? 7:35 Has Kenya become more water secure over time? If so, how did they get there, what did they do? 10:48 What is the institutional structure which connects the central-government water security vision with the provincial government level and river basin level? 15:00 Africa is in desperate need of water infrastructure. In what way can foreign investment such as that provided by China contribute to growth and poverty reduction in Africa? 16:50 Link to article on GWF's website: http://www.globalwaterforum.org/2019/07/08/joyce-kimutai-water-security-and-development-in-kenya/