Kenya steps up push for clean water access as women bear burden of shortages

Kenya marks World Water Day with calls to address gender inequality in water access, as women and girls continue to bear the heaviest burden globally...

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Kenya used World Water Day to highlight the gender inequalities in water access, emphasizing the disproportionate burden carried by women and girls.

Women and girls in Kenya, and globally, spend millions of hours daily collecting water, impacting their education, employment, and safety.
The Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Water and Sanitation, Eric Mugaa, led national celebrations, pledging to expand access to clean water and sanitation services.
A UNESCO report for UN-Water revealed that women are responsible for water collection in over 70 percent of rural households without direct access.