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

The County Executive for Tourism, Culture, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, Francis Mariao, chaired a consultative meeting to plan a roadmap for the 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 the 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 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 the Sustainable Waste Management Act 2022 and welcomed the partnership that he said would be a game changer in waste management.

Source: Kenya News Agency