Environmental degradation is neither a natural condition of the world nor an unavoidable catastrophe; it is the result of choices made by humankind, governments and economic systems that have chosen to fail nature but also undermine productivity albeit at a huge cost.
Articles 42, 69 and 70 of the Constitution of Kenya makes it a claimable right for every Kenyan to leave in a clean and healthy environment. Under the 4th schedule of the Constitution, the Sustainable Waste Management Act 2022 and the County Government Act 2012; county governments have been placed at the core of providing solid waste management services to their citizenry.
