Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency

Sensitization on Citizen Service Delivery Charters

Citizen Service Delivery Charters are public agreements between citizens and the organisation that give a systematic approach to meeting the expectations and standards in the realm of service delivery. They outline the rights and responsibilities of customers and the procedure to follow if an organization does not meet the set standards. Additionally, CSDC seeks to empower citizens in relation to the public service delivery, build relationship between citizens and public officers and to ensure a responsive and citizen friendly governance.

To acquire ample knowledge and expertise on effective execution of CSDC, on 19/10/2022 LVNWWDA staff were sensitized on matters sservice Delivery Charters and Service Delivery Processes in each Department and Sections. The exercise was facilitated by Dr. Lucy Mandillah, PHD from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.

She focused on the challenges facing execution of service charters, ways to strengthen service charters, their importance, i.e., how they enhance accountability of the public service providers, eensure professional and responsive environment, Increase organization performance and effectiveness through public commitment and ddecreases the opportunity for corruption

Moreover, Dr. Mandillah touched on Business Process Reengineering where she emphasized on the importance of redesigning processes to reduce the steps and actors to ensure timely service delivery by embracing Technology to enhance quick and efficient Service Delivery. The Agency is focused in re-engineering Transport and Records Management Section Processes in this Financial Year.

Dr. Mandillah sensitizing LVNWWDA staff on Citizen Service Delivery Charters at the agency’s board room

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Sensitization on Citizen Service Delivery Charters

Objectives & Strategies

Strengthen Institutional Capacity through:

Improve Institutional Sustainability.

Improve Service Coverage through:

Strengthen Institutional Partnerships through:

Strengthen Institutional Image through:

Mainstream Cross – cutting Issues through:

Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency is committed to contributing to the Vision 2030 by proactively soliciting for finance and involving private actors in water and sanitation service provision and ensuring efficient and effective management of resources placed at its disposal.

Quality Policy Statement

Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency is committed to creating value that is sustainable by ensuring the provision of adequate, quality and affordable water and sanitation services that in turn promotes socio-economic progress in our area of jurisdiction.

The Agency shall do this by:

Environmental Policy Statement

Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency is committed to managing environmental impacts associated with its activities in water and sanitation infrastructure development, maintenance and management. It is our policy to assure environmental sustainability of our processes and activities at all times.

The Agency is committed to:

Water Service Providers

The Mandate of the Agency is to undertake the development, maintenance and
management of the public water works within its area of jurisdiction which comprises six (6) counties of Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga, Busia, Trans – Nzoia and Nandi. The WSPs licensed by WASREB for direct provision of water and sanitation services within this areas of coverage

Core Business of the Agency

The specific functions of the Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency as per the Water Act 2016 are

Geographical Coverage

Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency (LVNWWDA) serves six counties in the Western and part of North Rift regions of Kenya with an estimated population of about 6.5 million people.

The Counties include: