Norrköping and Uasin Gishu, Kenya

Project: Environment protection NORELD 2020

This project builds on the results and methods of a previous project on solid waste management. It focuses on further implementation and completion of activities aimed to increase capacity building for a County-owned waste management company and adress issues of governance and coordination structures.

Norrköping Municipality and Uasin Gishuy County have been collaborating in a partnership since 2015. This project builds on results and methods from their previous project, with the aim to implement additional parts of the project and conduct additional activities.

The immediate objectives of the project is to strengthen institutional capacity in planning, delivery, implementation and management of waste and technical including good governance. The partners will also aim to raise awareness in the need for and the benefits of sustainable solid waste management in public health, environment and economy. Through their activities they wish to enhance waste collection in the selected areas in Eldoret and improving the current situation of the Kipkenyo landfill through acquisition of waste technology

Newsreel from 2016 at the start of the previous project, which is closely related to this project