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BRIEF ON WATER SECTOR TRUST FUND
Water Sector Trust Fund (WSTF, WaterFund) is the Kenyan State Corporation mandated to assist in financing water, sanitation and water resources management projects to the underserved and marginalised rural and urban areas. In the Water Act, 2016, the Mandate / Object of the Fund is to provide conditional and unconditional grants to the Counties and to assist in financing the development of and management of water services in the marginalised and underserved areas including:
- Community level initiatives for the sustainable management of water resources
- Development of water services in rural areas considered not to be commercially viable for provision of water services by licensees
- Development of water services in the under-served poor urban areas
- Research activities in the area of water resource management and water services, sewerage and sanitation
WSTF was first established under the Water Act 2002 as the Water Services Trust Fund with the mandate to provide financing assistance towards water and sanitation projects to underserved and low-income rural and urban areas.
