Suba North Sub County Becomes Seventh Sub County To Be Open Defecation Free In Homabay County
By: Kennedy Omolo
Open defecation free’ (ODF) is a term referred to communities that have shifted to using toilets instead of open defecation.
Suba North Sub County becomes the Seventh Sub County in Homabay County to achieve the ODF status after Homabay town,Rangwe,Rachuonyo South,Rachuonyo East, Rachuonyo North and Suba South.
The Event took place today at Waondo Primary School in Gembe Ward, Suba North Sub County on 2nd October 2024.
In attendance were Public Health Officers,Community Health Officers, Community Health Promoters, Teachers, Pupils, Local Administration, Community Leaders, Homawasco team led by Water services Manager,Sub County Health Management Team for Suba North led by the Sub County Medical officer of Health Mr Samwel Oyuga, County Health Management Team led by Mr Paul Agwanda-The County Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Coordinator, UNICEF Team, County WASH Hub Operations Officer Mr Abok, County Sanitation Extender Miss Gillian Okeyo.
In December 2023, Homabay County won an Award in Best County in Rural Sanitation.
Homabay have so far have 4 Trophies and 5 certificates.
Homabay County is currently in full transition from ordinary pit latrines to improved Sanitation systems commonly known as Sanitation Marketing,where by all Sub Counties in Homabay County are implementing both Sanitation products and improved Sanitation facilities with Support from UNICEF, Amref/ Finish Ink and WKSP (Western Kenya Sanitation Project).
Homabay County through support of Amref/Finish Ink has piloted the intergrated CLTs/ Sanitation Marketing in Ndhiwa Sub County as role model learning site.Ndhiwa Sub County will also be declared ODF in November 2024.
The National Government will declare Homabay County Open Defecation Free by December 2024.
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