Kiambu County Government in conjunction with UN-Habitat has embarked on a waste management project to address rising waste concerns.
The project launched late March 2015 will employ semi-aerobic sanitary landfill method and it is the first of its kind in Africa. The technology is based on Japanese Fukuoka University’s technology application that shall be mounted on solid and liquid waste.
The environment and natural resources director Andrew Kimani, while on supervision at the site on Friday accompanied by visitors from the Japanese Fukuoka Technology University, said that the semi-Aerobic sanitary landfill is currently in its initial stages which comprises of clearing and levelling.
They had visited the site to check on the progress of the project which will provide the county an efficient and effective waste management system, in an effort to team up with other stakeholders to maintain cleanliness in the region.
He observed that the method will help shift the previous conventional methods of burning wastes and open dumping.
“Residents will be encouraged to separate bio-degradable waste from plastics to enable recycling and reusing,” he said.
According to the proposed budget of May 2015, the ministry of water environment and natural resources has set aside Sh30 million for further expansion of the pilot phase of the sanitary landfill and the establishment of other dumpsites in Ruiru, Kiambaa and Githunguri sub-counties.
The project is being put up on a five-acre piece of government’s land, while the technical expertise shall be provided by Japan’s Fukuoka University.