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Over the past 35 years, the population of Kenya has almost tripled, from 16.

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million in 1980 to 47 million. And not surprisingly. Of those living in Kenya, 42
per cent are children under the age of 15 years. This has serious consequences for
the country’s infrastructure, and the leaders realize that it is time to support
these children. According to the World Bank, life expectancy in 2000 was 53 years,
but is increasing every year. Now life expectancy is 62 years and is expected to
continue to grow. Most of these improvements relate to public health initiatives,
especially HIV / AIDS prevention, after the government officially declared a
disaster in 2001 by the government. Due to the high literacy rate in Kenya, the
number of students in the school is quite large. This is also reflected in
countries surrounding Kenya, with lower literacy rates, such as Ethiopia, South
Sudan and Uganda. Given the lack of diversification, the infrastructure of the
Kenyan government has been improved, as has increased attention to the business
regions of the country, as well as increased production.
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The people of Kenya, according to the United Nations, are one of the most painful
groups in the world. With a population of approximately 36.6 million people and an
annual population growth of about 2.6%, the poverty rate in the country is also
growing steadily. In the Decade, the water shortage in Kenya was a problem, as only
a small percentage of the country’s land is optimal for agriculture, and the year-
round climate is mostly arid. The recent natural disaster also caused severe soil
degradation and the movement of refugees throughout the country. Kenya’s natural
water resources also do not ensure fair water delivery to various regions of the
country, and the country’s water basins do not reach the equal parts of the
country. This leaves most of the population without fresh water. Rapid urbanization
has also pushed poor urban residents to slums where there is no water or
sanitation, and overpopulation aggravates an already dangerous health condition.
Water and sanitation in Kenya are characterized by a low level of access,
particularly in urban slums and rural areas, and poor quality of service in the
form of intermittent water supply. Only 9 of the 55 water service providers in
Kenya provide continuous water supply.
Seasonal and regional water shortages exacerbate the difficulties of improving
water supply. The Kenyan water crisis is the current struggle with which Kenya is
facing to deliver clean water to its people. 13 million Kenyans do not have access
to improved water supply, and 19 million do not have access to improved sanitation.
Kenyans are largely dependent on water resources not only as drinking water, but
also for crops, agriculture and livestock and fisheries. The population of the
whole of Kenya suffers from a shortage of clean drinking water, which is largely
due to excessive use of land and increased settlements in populated area.

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