Abstract: This study analyses the water uses from the established Water Conservation Projects (WCPs) in Kituii County, which is one of Kenya’s ASALs. The statistical analysis made use 400 randomly selected household heads of Kitui County who responded to structured interviews in between November 2014 and April 2015. The study further made use of purposively selected key informants to augment data generated through structured questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions and field observation. Cross-sectional Survey Research Design was found useful in depicting the state of farm and nonfarm water uses from the Water Conservation Projects. Results reveal that household heads of Kitui County are involved in water uses from the Water Conservation Projects only in areas that have benefited from self-help groups involved in water conservation with the help of external interveners. Field observations noted growing awareness in agricultural water use and scanty nonfarm water use from the WCPs as the best alternative to rain-fd agriculture to meet household food needs.
Keywords: Water uses, agricultural water uses, nonfarm water uses, and Water Conservation Projects.
Title: Households’ Water Uses from the Established Water Conservation Projects in Kitui County, Kenya
Author: Peter Ogecha, John Obiri, Jacob Wakhungu
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