Performance Report for FY 2009/10 - UWASNET

Institution Key responsibility
Directorate
of Water
Development.
National Water
and Sewerage
Cooperation.
Ministry of
Finance,
Planning and
Economic
Development
Ministry of
Health.
Ministry of
Water and
Environment.
Ministry
of Local
Government.
Ministry of
Education and
Sport.
Performance Report for FY 2009/10
DWD is responsible for providing overall technical oversight for the
planning, implementation and supervision of the delivery of rural and
urban water services across the country as well as ensuring water for
production. DWD is responsible for regulation of provision of water supply
and sanitation services and the provision of capacity development and
other support services to Local Governments, Private Operators and
other service providers.
NWSC is an autonomous para-state entity established in 1972,
responsible for the delivery of water supply and sewerage services in 19
large urban centres with a total population of over 2.1 million. NWSC’s
activities are aimed at expanding service coverage, improving efficiency
in service delivery and increasing labour productivity
MFPED mobilises funds, allocates them to sectors and coordinates
donor inputs. MFPED reviews sector plans as a basis for releasing
allocated funds, and reports on compliance with sector objectives.
MFPED provides a rolling Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)
to allow systematic and consistent multiyear planning at sector level.
MoH is responsible for hygiene promotion and household sanitation.
The Environmental Health Division (EHD) is the main part of the MoH
responsible for the development / initiation of sanitation and hygiene
promotion strategies and approaches and for the provision of support
to the decentralised structures.
MWE has overall responsibility for initiating national policies and for
setting national standards and priorities for W&S development and
management. The MWE is responsible for integrated planning with
other relevant line ministries in the water sector (e.g. via the MoU on
Sanitation and the MoU on WfP).
MoLG is responsible for regulating and ensuring a transparent and
effective governance environment for local government. It is also
responsible for supporting the districts and sub-district units to build up
their capacity and it offers support in the form of training courses and
on-site coaching. MoLG regularly monitors local government as part of
its decentralisation strategy.
MoES is responsible for hygiene promotion and sanitation in primary
schools, to ensure that schools have the required sanitation facilities
and provide hygiene education to the pupils. It also promotes harvesting
of rainwater for hand washing after latrine use.
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