DETERMINANTS OF EQUITABLE SHARING OF WATER RESOURCES IN KENYA: A CASE OF LAKE NAIVASHA BASIN
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In most developing countries, the benefits that people obtain from water resources are known to be a major contributor to local and national economic development. In Lake Naivasha Basin, weak enforcement by the majority of government institutions who have inadequate resources, political will, commitment and the required seriousness to undertake effective enforcement of natural resources policies, laws and regulations. Lack of access to information regarding actual and state use of natural resources for example water abstraction estimates from research documents although varied provide only useful information. Most of these are held by different institution in formats that is not readily accessible to the majority of the stakeholder. This has curtailed informed decision making process and caused conflicts among researchers and resource users. Due to inequitable sharing of water resources, conflicts have emerged among the users which have several potential adverse impacts on natural resources use and management within the Lake Naivasha basin. The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of equitable sharing of water resources in Kenya. The target population of the study was 371 staff of WARMA in Lake Naivasha Basin. The study used 188 as the sample size with the use of stratified sampling technique. The primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires whereas the secondary data was obtained from published documents such as journals, periodicals, magazines and reports to supplement the primary data. A pilot study was conducted for data collection instruments. The data was analyzed with help of SPSS version 21 and Excel. The study adopted regression and correlation analysis at 5% level of significance to determine strength and direction of the relationship of the variables under study. The regression analysis showed that leadership had the strongest positive (Pearson correlation coefficient =.678) influence on effective equitable sharing of water resources. In addition, institutional capacity, community participation and government policy were positively correlated to equitable sharing of water resources management with Pearson correlation coefficient of .599, .606 and 506 with p-values of .009, 009<0.05, .007<0.05 and .010<0.05 respectively. The study established that leadership was the most significant factor. The study recommends for similar studies to be undertaken in other areas in Kenya for generalization of the findings of this study.
Key Words: Equitable Sharing, Water Resources in Kenya, Institutional Capacity, Government Policy, Leadership, Community ParticipationFull Text:
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