Even his fellow students admit that he has a deep rooted passion for the environment.
Those who know him well have to think twice before littering in his presence, and have learnt to only dispose waste at the designated points.
He never accepts polythene bags whenever he goes shopping, and supermarket attendants in Nakuru have now recognised him as the guy who always comes shopping with his shopping bag. That is how serious Julius Koech is about keeping his environment clean.
“I care about my surroundings and would like everyone to realise that if we all stopped littering carelessly, we would have a very clean environment,” says the forth year student at Kenya Methodist University, Nakuru campus.
Although he is not the founder of the #ISupportBanPlasticsKE campaign, many have come to associate it with him.
He always carries an “I support Ban Plastics” banner with him which gives him a chance to explain to whoever he meets on the dangers of the plastics.
“Koech has shown a passion in this campaign that I wish several other people could adopt,” says James Wakibia, the man behind the ban plastics campaign.
At every function, Koech is normally one of the last people to leave as he embarks on collecting the rubbish that people always leave behind.
He says it hurts him to see how Kenyans are irresponsible in handling waste with the mentality that someone will clean up the mess for them.
“When Kenyans learn to take responsibility of their waste and teach their children about responsible dumping, we shall have taken the first step towards a clean environment,” says the environment czar who is studying for a Bachelor's of Business Information (BBIT) at the university.