Stakeholder Participation in Water Resource Management Drop of Life

Water resources are threatened both nationally and globally due to anthropogenic activities. This puts at risk the realization of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. It is for this reason that sustainable water resource management forms part of the key global development concerns. The present study sought the participation of community as well as stakeholders in management in Kipkelion West Sub County within Kericho County in Kenya. Descriptive research design was used in this study. The study population comprised of households and water management agencies within Kipkelion West Sub County. About 394 households were randomly sampled for the study while purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 10 key informants for interviews. The study area was in Kipkelion West Sub County within Kericho County in Kenya. Household questionnaires and interview guides were used in the data collection. Although the use of water resources was found to be communal in nature, the management was left in the hands of the resource owners and water other water resources management stakeholders. The main stakeholders in the water resource management in the study area were found to be the County Government of Kericho, Water Resources Authority WRA and Kericho Water and Sanitation Company KEWASCO . These stakeholders were found to be working consultatively to manage the water resources in Kipkelion West Sub County. Chepngetich Doreen | Sitienei Anne "Stakeholder Participation in Water Resource Management: Drop of Life" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-3 , June 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd56374.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/humanities-and-the-arts/environmental-science/56374/stakeholder-participation-in-water-resource-management-drop-of-life/chepngetich-doreen