Mombasa Deputy Governor Dr William Kingi during a meeting with Geocycle; a subsidiary of Bamburi Cement. [Photo/William Kingi]The Department of Environment, Waste Management, and Energy in Mombasa county is struggling with two sets of challenges in executing its mandate of solid waste management. Deputy Governor Dr William Kingi said the first set revolves around a collection of the waste from points of generation and collection and transportation of the same to designated dumping sites. The second set of challenges revolves around status and management of the designated dump sites at Kibarani and Mwakirunge that have raised concerns about the health and safety of the environment around them. "The volumes of waste generated have been on a steady increase straining further the departmental capacity to handle," he said.In an effort to address the challenges, Kingi said he had initiated talks between the department and Geocycle; a subsidiary of Bamburi Cement, with a view to establishing a reliable partnership in waste management. "This partnership if concluded would benefit the county through prompt collection and transportation of the solid waste, diverting the waste from dump sites to Bamburi and conversion of the waste to energy through co-processing in cement kilns," he said on Monday."The county government of Mombasa under the able leadership of H.E Ali Hassan Joho, remains open to cooperation with any corporates with the desire to make Mombasa a better city for all of us," noted Kingi after a meeting with stakeholders.

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