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Though Kenya’s Open Defacation(OD) rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice.
The 2019 Kenya Population Housing and Census Report (KPHC) revealed that 85 per cent of open defecation occurs in counties such as Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit, Wajir, West Pokot, Garissa, Kwale, Narok, Kilifi, Baringo, Mandera, Kajiado, Homa Bay, Isiolo, and Tana River, where at least 50.2 per cent of the population practices open defecation.
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