Waste Disposal Management and Pollution Policies in Eldoret-Kenya

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue VIII, August 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Waste Disposal Management and Pollution Policies in Eldoret-Kenya

Abel Cheruiyot¹, Shadrack Kipkoech Sitienei²

¹Holds a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, MA in Public Administration and Policy and currently lecturer at Moi University-Department of History, Political Science and Public Administration
²Holds a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, MA in Public Administration and Policy and currently lecturer at Moi University-Department of History, Political Science and Public Administration.

Abstract: Waste management or Waste disposal is all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This research endeavors to examine the waste disposal management and pollution policies in Eldoret municipality-Kenya. The paper will be guided by the following objectives: to examine the waste disposal and management policies in Eldoret municipality and to evaluate the roles of various stakeholders in waste management. The paper will adopt a qualitative approach by getting response from the stakeholders through interviews and questionnaires, the respondents were chosen through purposive sapling technique. The geographical scope of the study was Eldoret municipality while the time scope covered the period 2012-2015. The findings were: several policies exist which include; Waste Generation Policy, Waste Transportation Policy, Waste Disposal Policy, and Waste Recycling Policy. However, the implementation of the mentioned policies is wanting. The stakeholders include; Central Government, Judiciary, Legislature and Relevant State Corporations. The paper concludes that the presence of relevant policies and stakeholders should ensure proper management of solid waste and pollution prevention due to lapse garbage collection, lack of garbage collection in high density and inadequate facilities in city centers and low density areas also pose a challenge.

Key words: waste disposal management, waste management policies, pollution, stakeholders, Eldoret municipality

I. INTRODUCTION

It is estimated that half of the world’s population (47 per cent) lives in urban areas, a figure which is expected to grow by 2 per cent per year during 2000–15 (United Nations Population Division 2001). The accumulation of people, their consumption patterns, travel behaviour and their urban economic activities have a large impact on the environment in terms of resource consumption and waste discharges.
In the European Union, waste generation per capita from household and commercial activities, which constitutes only part of the total amount of municipal waste, already exceeds the target of 300 kg per capita per year set in the European Union’s fifth environmental action plan (EEA, 2001) by 100 kg.

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