A/HRC/30/39/Add.2
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 July 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirtieth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human right
to safe drinking water and sanitation
Addendum
Mission to Kenya*
Summary
In July 2014, the former Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking
water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, undertook an official visit to Kenya.
Kenya was one of the first States to explicitly recognize the human rights to water
and sanitation in national legislation, and is undertaking legal and institutional reforms in
the areas related to the provision of water and sanitation services. It is at a critical point
with respect to translating its political commitment into the implementation and realization
of those rights, which could be accelerated through the reforms. Kenya faces enormous
challenges, including those related to access to sanitation in informal settlements and rural
areas.
The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government of Kenya to place the human
rights to water and sanitation at the core of the reform processes, and to prioritize the most
marginalized groups. She makes several recommendations to address these challenges, and
calls on the Government to urgently clarify the allocation of responsibilities in the
provision of water and sanitation services.
*
The summary of the present report is circulated in all official languages. The report itself, which is
annexed to the summary, is circulated in the language of submission only.
GE.15-11319 (E)