County Government, Peace Wind Japan to partner on waste management

Turkana, Friday, May 12, 2023

KNA by Peter Gitonga 

The County Government will collaborate with Japanese non-governmental organization (NGO) known as Peace Wind Japan to explore ways of enhancing waste management systems in Turkana.

County Executive for Tourism, Culture, Natural Resources and Climate Change Francis Mariao chaired a consultative meeting to plan a roadmap on implementation of the three-year programme.

The project's objective is to reduce waste in the community through solid waste recovery and re-use in order to reduce negative impact of waste on the environment and human health.

The Japan Government funded project, will have a multi-sectoral approach involving the Government, UN-agencies and the private sector climate stakeholders. Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) is an NGO dedicated to the support of people in distress, and threatened by conflict, poverty, or other turmoil.

The target areas for the project are Kakuma town, Kalobeyei town, Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei settlement camps. Some 140 bins, 24 collection sites and 13 transfer stations will be established.

The County Executive member informed the stakeholders that the Government had embraced sustainable waste management Act 2022 and welcomed the partnership that he said would be a game changer on waste management.

Courtesy; K.N.A