Moyale town is a border town between Kenya and Ethiopia and has an estimated population of approximately 90,000-120,000 people. A gradual increase in population over the years and the dilapidation of the water infrastructure has increased the pressure for water supply within the town.
In January 2012, clan fighting on the Kenyan side prompted 5888 Borana and Gabra households to cross to the Ethiopian side of Moyale, where they were hosted by Borana and Gabra households. This displacement increased the pressure on water and other resources.
Since the onset of the displacements, Oxfam has been working on public health and is also exploring ways to supply water to poorer sections of the community and the displaced population through the existing water market system. The objective of this EMMA was to assess the functionality of the commercial water system in Moyale and investigate various market-based options to increase access to water for vulnerable and displaced households in urban Moyale.
The Moyale water market assessment utilized an adapted version of the EMMA methodology. The assessment did not produce before and after market maps; rather, it just examined the current state of the market and how Oxfam could program better within such a market.
