Synthesis note: Tracing the Journey of the Development of the National Sanitation Management Policy in Kenya

This synthesis note summarizes the process taken in developing the National Sanitation Management Policy (NSMP) in Kenya. It provides a brief background of how the process unfolded, describes the policy windows that were present at the time of the development of the policy, and assesses how a group of sector stakeholders led by the Kenyan government worked together to develop the NSMP. Lessons are drawn on what future policy processes could borrow – given that Kenya is the first African country to develop a National Sanitation Management Policy based on the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines developed by the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW).