Event

Water and Sanitation Investment Conference 2024

Date: 06 Mar 2024 Location: KICC, Nairobi, Kenya

WASIC 2024 is aimed at encouraging candid debate and promoting business partnership and financing towards sustainable access to water and sanitation services for all Kenyans.

About the Event

WASIC 2024 poster

Gatsby Africa is supporting Kenya’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Sanitation, through the Water Sector Trust Fund (WSTF), to deliver on the Water and Sanitation Investment Conference 2024.

Country figures show a substantial funding gap of KES 652 billion as Kenya strives to reach SDG 6, which seeks to guarantee universal access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation management for all by the year 2030. Over the years, Gatsby Africa has worked with WSTF, water companies, financial institutions, and other sector players to leverage financing into the sector.

The primary objective of this conference is to attract investors to the water and sanitation sector, with particular emphasis on Public Private Partnerships and blended financing mechanisms that can leverage private and commercial investments.

The conference will explore partnerships that are instrumental in accelerating universal access to water and sanitation services by 2030, while offering a platform for engagement on various thematic areas.

Gatsby will convene two sessions at WASIC 2024

Building Bankability of Water Utilities for Sustainable Investments – Our Experiences

Join us this Thursday, 7 March 2024 from 10.30 AM at the Lenana Room, KICC for an exciting session titled: ‘Building Bankability of Water Utilities for Sustainable Investments – Our Experiences’. During the session we will hear from water companies that have walked a journey to commercial viability and have benefitted from commercial finance for their projects. We will also engage with financial institutions, development agencies, and government players on their specific roles in leveraging finance for the sector.

Keynote Speaker:

George Odhiambo – Managing Director, National Bank

Panellists:

Brian Muthoka – Council of Governors
Richard Cheruiyot – WASREB
David Momanyi – Tachasis Water Company
Kennedy Kitonga – Nanyuki Water
Joshua Kibet – Aqua for All
Mwanzia Kasalu – Cooperative Bank

Moderator: Dorris Kirui

Innovative Financing for Water Resources Management – From Source to Sea

Join us this Thursday, 7 March 2024 from 12:00 noon at the Amphitheater, KICC for an exciting session titled: ‘Innovative Financing for water resources management. From Source to Sea’. During the session, we will examine and profile different financing models that have been adopted across the globe to promote better management of water resources. The session will explore the replicability and scalability of such models in Kenya’s context by drawing out successful lessons and failures encountered.

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