Thematic Section
Development (2008) 51, 56–62. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100457
Mainstreaming the Participatory Approach in Water Resource Governance: The 2002 water law in Kenya
O A K'akumu
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Abstract
O.A. K'Akumu examines reforms that have been put in place by the Water Act of 2002 in Kenya. He shows that the government remains an active and powerful player in the management of water while local institutions need to be strengthened for effective water resource governance.
Keywords:
water policy reform, public participation, subsidiary principle, institutional frame work
