...This report summarizes key themes and findings from on-going technical assistance provided to the Kenyan water sector by the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Banks Water Global Practice. The objective of this technical assistance was to increase access to water and sanitation services by the urban poor in peri-urban areas located in five key Kenyan cities. This objective was achieved through the mapping of low income urban areas, leveraging commercial finance for water and sanitation connections, development of social connection policies for utilities, use of appropriate technology, innovative meter reading and billing approaches as well as through the introduction of output-based subsidies to incentivize utilities to connect Kenyas low-income communities

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