Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency (LVSWWDA)

Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency, formerly Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, is one of the eight Water Works Development Agencies, established in the new Water Act 2016. The Agency is currently under the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation. It covers 8 counties of Bomet, Homa Bay, Kericho, Kisii, Kisumu, Migori, Nyamira and Siaya. The Agency’s area of jurisdiction has a population of about 8.8million people with an average population growth rate of 3%, which is 17.4% of Kenya’s population as per the 2009 census. Approximately 65% and 35% of the population is living in the rural and urban areas respectively. Considering that most of the population is in rural areas, more emphasis is required towards development of water and sanitation infrastructure to increase coverage in rural areas. The mandate of Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency is to be responsible for efficient and economical provision of water and sanitation services within its area of jurisdiction as authorized by the Water Services Provision License and mandated by Section 68 of the Water Act 2016