Green Economy; does it include you?

[Ibwe Salimu]

riends,
This is the theme of The World Environment Day this year. And we at
The Clean Kenya Campaign- TCKC are happy to be associated with this
day.
As we celebrate The World Environment Day
on the 5th June 2012, we want to invite Kenyans to action. In
partnership with the City Council of Nairobi, the Provincial
Administration Nairobi, the Provincial Environment Officer Nairobi-
Nema, the Kenya Police Force Nairobi, the Traffic Department of the
Police Force Nairobi, the Media, and many more Friends of TCKC, we
will
celebrate this day in style.
We all know how Jogoo Road and
Landhies Roads are, and we also know that we have been depositing our
garbage by these two Roads for some while. In line with our
Constitution, we are mobilizing the participation of as many as
30,000
Nairobians to join us on the 5th June at 7.00am to help clean these
two roads, remove the piled up garbage, and put a firm stop to this
dumping.
Waste is wealth and many of us know this.
The Clean Kenya Campaign
We are in discussions which are going to turn the process of
waste management into something very exciting for Kenyans. Besides
being
a source of employment and economic gains, waste management is the
next
big thing for this country.
As soon as we are through with this
day, and in partnership with the City Council of Nairobi, the
Provincial
Environment Office, Kepsa and other players, we are going to engage
with all waste collectors in Nairobi to help streamline the business
of
waste in Nairobi and by extension, across Kenya. We are going to start
a
pilot process on waste management that will involve some select
estates,
the hospitality industry and our markets.
We have men and women in Public Service who are well trained in
the various aspects of waste management and conversion, and we also
have
corporates who convert waste into productive materials, gas, energy
and
biomass. We want to engage all those whose inputs will make us start
fighting for our personal waste.
At The Clean Kenya Campaign, we want Kenyans to start being mean with
their waste produce because, it is going to give them some good money.
We will be inviting Kenyans to separate their waste at source as we
move the process to the next level.
This is a process that cannot be left to the Government alone. We
must all come in and be part of this Transformative Process that is
going to turn Kenya around.
One thing is, we have never talked about what we cannot deliver, and
now that we have re-loaded and energized The Clean Kenya Campaign, we
are happy that we are equal to the task ahead.
We
are happy with the support and partnership from the City Council of
Nairobi, the other Councils across Kenya, and the Central Government
in
this Journey of Hope across Kenya. We are more happy with the many
Kenyans who have always joined with us in The Monthly Nationwide Clean-
up Campaigns across Kenya.
We have one assurance for all of you; the time is now and we are equal
to the task.
To
this extent, it is my pleasure to invite you all to join with us on
the
5th June 2012 across the entire stretch of Jogoo and Landhies Roads
at
7.00am for this Massive Clean-up ever seen anywhere in the World. We
are negotiating with our Friends in the Media to have some live
transmissions of this historic event; 30,000 people joining hands for
a worthy course!
We are inviting the Green Army from the legendary Gor Mahia- Kogalo
Fans, where are you?
We are inviting the indomitable Leopards- Ingwe- Mko wapi?
We are inviting the Sofa Paka Team. Where are you? The Brewers? I do
not know how you call yourselves!
We are inviting all our Political Parties- PNU, ODM, Wiper, UDF,
TNA, URP, KANU, Narc, Nark Kenya- where are you guys with all your
Women
and Youth Leagues?
And we are inviting all our Political Leaders. It is time we made
Kenya Clean!
Kenya is Marwa and making her Clean is our Responsibility!
Given the large numbers that we will be hosting on this day, we
want to invite each and every volunteer who will join us to come with
either a spade or a rake. The Council will not be in a position to
give
all of us working tools.
This is our Country. This is Kenya. And we must join in making her
Clean. Ama?
Odhiambo T Oketch,Executive Director,The Clean Kenya Campaign-
TCKC,Tel; 0724 365 557,Website; www.kcdnkenya.orgBlogspot;
http://kcdnkomarockswatch.blogspot.com
The Clean Kenya Campaign; www.kcdnkenya.orgAn Initiative of the KCDN
Kenya