Issue Brief: Urban Water Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Issue Brief: Urban Water Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa

December 2, 2015

The document summarizes results from case studies of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It notes that although small-scale private providers increase water supply coverage and reduce time spent on fetching water, in the absence of a coherent policy framework with effective tariff enforcement and water quality monitoring, services delivery is often costly and of varying quality.