Public toilet with biogas plant and water kiosk Naivasha, Kenya
Case study of sustainable sanitation projects This case study is
about the first pilot and demonstration project of the Water
Services Trust Fund (WSTF) on public sanitation. The EU-Sida-GTZ
Ecosan Promotion Project (EPP) spearheaded the implementation in
conjunction with a local construction company. The Naivasha Bus
Park is a regional bus station that is located in the small town
Naivasha in Rift Valley Province (2 hours from Nairobi). It had
a neglected and unhygienic public toilet block managed by the
town council. The new public toilet block consists of 2 toilet
cubicles, 1 shower and urinal for men and 3 toilet cubicles and
1 shower from women. A biogas plant was constructed to pre-treat
the wastewater for reduction of pollution loads released into
the sewer system and generation of biogas for cooking purposes.
A water kiosk was integrated into the facility to serve in
parallel as the operator room for the public toilet. The
facility serves