THE USE OF MBAGATID RIVER FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ITS IMPACTS ON NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK BY: FREDRICK W AINAINA Reg. No. BTM/11071/62/DF A Research Dissertation Submitted to the School of undergraduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for The Award of the Degree of Hotel And Tourism Management Of Kampala International University AUGUST2010 Table of Contents Table of Contents................................................................................................................ ii DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. v APPROVAL .......................................................................................................................vi DEDICATION...............................................•.................................................................. vii ACKNOWLEDGMENT ................................................................................................. viii CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................. I INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Definition of key terms .................................................................................................. I 1.1 Population growth and water use ................•.................................................................. I 1.2 Recreation and development in Africa .......................................................................... 2 1.3 Background to the study ................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Statement of the problem ............................................................................................... 3 1.5 The scope of the study ................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Justification of the study ................................................................................................ 4 1. 7 Objectives of the study .................................................................................................. 5 1.8 Research questions ........................................................................................................ 5 1.9 Limitation of the study .................................................................................................. 5 CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 6 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ........................................................................... 6 2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Wateruse ....................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Domestic use .................................................•................................................................ 7 2.3 Agricultural use ............................................................................................................. 7 2.3. l Encouragement of waste water management ............................................................. 7 j 2.3.2 Salinity ........................................................................................................................ 8 2.3.3 Deterioration of water quality at the source ............................................................... 8 2.3.4 In stream use ofwater................................................................................................. 8 11 2.3.4. Industrial use..................................•........................................................................... 8 CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... I 0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................... 1O 3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 10 3.1 Study area .................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.1 Location .................................................................................................................... 10 3.l.2Climate....................................................................................................................... lO 3.1.3 Social- economic aspect ........................................................................................... 11 3.1.4 Study population ....................................................................................................... I I 3.1.5 Sample size ............................................................................................................... I I 3.1.6 Research design ........................................................................................................ I I 3.1.7 Data collection methods ........................................................................................... 11 3.2 Data collection instruments ......................................................................................... 12 3 .2.1 Questionnaires .......................................................................................................... 12 3 .2.2 Interview schedule .................................................................................................... 12 3.3 Data analysis ................................................................................................................ 12 3.4. Data presentation ......................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER 4 ...................................................................................................................... 14 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ..................................................................................... 14 4.0 Introduction ...•............................................................................................................. 14 4.1 Age............................................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Educational level ......................................................................................................... 15 4.3 Duration of stay near the river ..................................................................................... 17 4.4 Water use ..................................................................................................................... 18 4.5 Changes in river volume .............................................................................................. 21 4.6 Impact on the Nairobi National Park ........................................................................... 22 4.7 Implications of the drying up of the Mbagathi River .................................................. 25 4.7.1 Environmental implications ...................................................................................... 25 4.7.2 Social implications ................................................................................................... 26 iii 4.7.3. Economic implication ............................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER 5 ...........................•.•..............................•..........•..............................................28 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................... 28 5.1 Summary...................................................................................................................... 28 5 .2 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 29 BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................•..................................................................................... 30 I I I iv DECLARATION I, Fredrick Wainana, Gathuru, declare that this research report is. my original work and has. never been submitted to. any university for any award. Where. the works of others have. been cited, acknowledgment has been made. Fredrick Wanaina Gathuru BTM/11071/62/DF Date.......... 3d-es-i........... (.2\)~·... V APPROVAL I certify that the. work of this candidate has been under my supervision and is now ready for submissio~ to be evaluated for the. award of a Bachelor of Tourism And hotel management Kampala International University. ~John Baptist Kampala International University. Supervisor's signature.. .. !;1.4~ .............. Date.f.!)~J0.~ .... ... Vl DEDICATION I sincerely want to thank God, my parents Mr. and Mrs. Gathuru, all my classmates, friends, lecturers and all those who were instrumental in making this work a success. I dedicate this research work to them. vii ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would sincerely want to thank God the almighty for strength, peace of mind, guidance and his divine grace that he offered to me all through my study life in Kampala International University. My sincere appreciation to Madam Betty Abongo for being my supervisor and seeing me through my research work, may God bless you mightily. I would like to thank all respondents to in this research for their invaluable