The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) has called for the full adherence to the National Waste Management law
that seeks to tame illegal dumping of waste. Speaking in Mombasa after launching a sustainable waste management event in Tudor, Kepsa officials regretted what they said was disregard of the policy resulting in illegal and unregulated dumping. The National Waste Management Policy wants counties to ensure waste is segregated at source before service providers move them to materials recovery facilities, where sorting, selling and treatment is done.
Currently, most of the waste generated in Mombasa goes directly to dumpsites.
“Mombasa has its own policy which says garbage should be separated but still there are gaps. The challenge is that there are more wastes out there with organic waste mixed with plastic waste,” said Ebeneza Amadi, Kepsa program manager.
Amadi said there is need for county governments to invest heavily in recycling of waste.
“The percentages of organic waste is higher between 55 to 60 per cent followed closely by plastic and you can do different things with organic waste and that is why are agitating for separation. As Kepsa, we are holding conversation with the government to encourage them to invest in recycling infrastructure on waste management,” said Amadi.
In 2021, Mombasa County imposed a Sh500,000 fine for illegal dumping of garbage in an attempt to address the piling waste problem in the seaside city
