Opinion: Africa must rethink how it procures sanitation infrastructure

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Despite continued infrastructure investment across Africa, Andrew Foote of Sanivation says many sludge treatment plants struggle to remain operational after commissioning. He attributes this largely to procurement practices prioritising asset delivery over long-term outcomes, and calls for outcome-based contracts incentivising sustained sanitation services.

• Mr Foote is a strategic advisor and board member at Sanivation, a Kenya-based venture-backed sanitation project developer that partners with local governments to deploy waste-to-energy plants and deliver sanitation services. 

• “The future of sanitation infrastructure will depend not only on who builds treatment plants, but on who is accountable for ensuring they continue working 10, 15, or 20 years later,” he says.

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