Authors: *Anthony M. Wanjohi and **Vincient O. Orioki,
*Director of Projects & Research, Kenya Projects Organization,
P.O Box 15509 – 00503, Mbagathi – Nairobi – Kenya.
**President of ACO Foundation, P.O Nairobi – Kenya
Email of the Corresponding Author: wanjohi@kenpro.org
Abstract:
The issue of sustainability has continued to occupy not only the minds of scholars but also development practitioners for a number of decades. However, every gain made towards attaining sustainability is threatened by various forces. This article, briefly examines the issue of environmental sustainability in Kenya’s solid waste management perspective. The first part of the article presents an overview of the concept of sustainability and further outlines various international conferences held in its name. The article further succinctly provides an overview of the solid waste issue with reference to Kenya before highlighting the aspect of solid waste management model. In conclusion, the article presents the Participatory Learning in Action (PLA) as an approach that can be adopted towards addressing the issue of solid waste for Kenya’s common future. Read more…