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Report UNEP Dandora Environmental Pollution and Impact to Public Health
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND IMPACT TO PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF THE DANDORA MUNICIPAL DUMPING SITE IN NAIROBI, KENYA 2 Environmental Pollution and Impact to Public Health; Implication of the Dandora Municipal Dumping Site in Nairobi, Kenya. A PILOT STUDY REPORT NJOROGE G. KIMANI In cooperation with THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) Nairobi, Kenya, 2007 3 Cover Photo: Korogocho Children dancing during the Children day and inhaling toxic smokes from the Dandora dumpsite. Courtesy of Andrea Rigon Author/Editor: Njoroge G. Kimani, MSc Medical Biochemistry Clinical Biochemist/Principal Investigator Email: [email protected] In collaboration with; Rob De Jong and Jane Akumu United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Financial support for study made available by UNEP This document contains the original UNEP report. Kutoka Network has changed the layout and added some pictures with the only objective to facilitate the circulation of such an important document. Kutoka Network believes that this report is key for public health advocacy initiatives in Nairobi. For more information: www.kutokanet.com 4 Contents Acknowledgment 7 Executive Summary 8 CHAPTER 1 1 Introduction 9 1.1 Background Information 9 1.2 Solid Waste Management, Environmental Pollution and Impact to Public Health 10 1.2.1 Heavy metals 10 1.2.2 Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) 11 1.3 The Dandora Municipal Waste Dumping Site 12 1.4 Objectives of the Study 15 1.4.1 Broad objective 15 1.4.2 Specific objectives 15 1.5 Significance of the study 15 CHAPTER 2 2. Methodology and Results 16 2.1 Environmental Evaluation 16 2.1.1 Collection of soil samples and compost sample 16 2.1.2 Collection of water samples 16 2.1.3 Analysis of environmental samples 16 2.1.4 Results of environmental samples 17 2.2 Biomonitoring and Health Effects 20 2.2.1 Clinical evaluation 20 2.2.2 Collection of biological samples 22 2.2.3 Analysis of biological samples 22 2.2.4 Biological samples results 23 2.2.4.2 Urine samples 25 CHAPTER 3 3. -
In Kenya —Background Paper
A Collaborative Research Project Funded by: Implemented by: An Overview of the Poultry Sector and Status of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Kenya —Background Paper John M. Omiti Sam O. Okuthe Africa/Indonesia Region Report No. 4 Pro‐Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Table of Contents Page PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................ VI ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................... VIII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... X 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Motivation ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Significance and scope ............................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Summary of key findings ......................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Road map ................................................................................................................................ 2 2. VITAL COUNTRY STATISTICS .................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Size and location -
The Water Crisis in Kenya: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
Global Majority E-Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1 (June 2011), pp. 31-45 The Water Crisis in Kenya: Causes, Effects and Solutions Samantha Marshall Abstract Located on the eastern coast of Africa, Kenya, a generally dry country with a humid climate, is enduring a severe water crisis. Several issues such as global warming (causing recurrent and increasingly severe droughts as well as floods), the contamination of drinking water, and a lack of investment in water resources have enhanced the crisis. This article provides an overview of Kenya’s water crisis, along with a brief review of the literature and some empirical background. It reviews the main causes of the water crisis and how it affects the health of millions of Kenyans. Furthermore, the article summarizes some of the main solutions proposed to overcome the crisis. I. Introduction There are about 40 million people living in Kenya, of which about 17 million (43 percent) do not have access to clean water.1 For decades, water scarcity has been a major issue in Kenya, caused mainly by years of recurrent droughts, poor management of water supply, contamination of the available water, and a sharp increase in water demand resulting from relatively high population growth. The lack of rainfall affects also the ability to acquire food and has led to eruptions of violence in Kenya. In many areas, the shortage of water in Kenya has been amplified by the government’s lack of investment in water, especially in rural areas. Most of the urban poor Kenyans only have access to polluted water, which has caused cholera epidemics and multiple other diseases that affect health and livelihoods. -
Sanitation, Health and the Community in Kibwezi
L r~ 824L~~F Q SANITATION, HEALTH AND THE COMMUNITY IN KIBWEZI Ayuka Oendo Field Research Officer July 1983 African Medical and Research Foundation P.O. Box 30125 Nairobi, Kenya 824—1392 ______ ~ I AMREF The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) is an independent non-profit organisation which has been working for more than 25 years to improve the health of people in Eastern Africa, mostly in Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Sudan and Uganda. AMREF runs a wide variety of innovative pro- jects with an emphasis on appropriate low-cost health care for people in rural areas. Project funds come from government and non-government aid agencies in Africa, Europe and North America as well as from private donors. AM REF is in official relations with the World Health Organisation. AMREF’s current programme includes: — Primary health care and the training of community health workers — Training of rural health staff through continuing education,teacher training and correspondence courses — Development, printing and distribution of training manuals, medical journals and health education materials — Application of behavioural and social sciences to health improvement — Airborne support for remote health facilities including surgical, medical and public health services — Ground mobile health services for nomadic pastoralists — Medical radio communication with more than 100 two-way radios — Medical research into the control of hydatid disease — Maintenance and repair of medical equipment — Health project development, planning and evaluation — Consultancy services in programme areas mentioned above For further information, please contact AMREF headquarters at Wilson Airport, Nairobi. - Postal Address: AMREF, P.O. Box 30125, Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: Nairobi 501301 Telegram: Afrifoun, Nairobi Telex: AMREF do 22117 Norel, Kenya CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 The Area 2 0. -
Youth-Inclusive Mechanisms for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in the Igad Region a Case Study of Kenya
YOUTH-INCLUSIVE MECHANISMS FOR PREVENTING AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN THE IGAD REGION A CASE STUDY OF KENYA YOUTH-INCLUSIVE MECHANISMS FOR PREVENTING AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN THE IGAD REGION A CASE STUDY OF KENYA EDITED BY TRUPHENA E. MUKUNA (PHD) © 2019 Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) OSSREA acknowledges the support of International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Printed in Ethiopia All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-99944-75-01-8 Copy-edited and Layout by: Alemu Tesfaye Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa P.O. Box 31971, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Fax: 251-11-1223921 Tel: 251-11-1239484 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ossrea.net Table of Contents About IDRC ........................................................................................................ 1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 4 Table 1: Theory of Change for the Youth-Inclusive Mechanisms in P/CVE ...... 7 Abbreviations and acronyms ............................................................................... 8 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................. 9 About the Author ................................................................................................. 10 1.Introduction .................................................................................................... 11 1.1 Statement of the Problem -
Winning Hearts and Minds? Examining the Relationship Between Aid and Security in Kenya Mark Bradbury and Michael Kleinman ©2010 Feinstein International Center
A PR I L 2 0 1 0 Strengthening the humanity and dignity of people in crisis through knowledge and practice Winning Hearts and Minds? Examining the Relationship Between Aid and Security in Kenya Mark Bradbury and Michael Kleinman ©2010 Feinstein International Center. All Rights Reserved. Fair use of this copyrighted material includes its use for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, commentary, and news reporting. Unless otherwise noted, those who wish to reproduce text and image files from this publication for such uses may do so without the Feinstein International Center’s express permission. However, all commercial use of this material and/or reproduction that alters its meaning or intent, without the express permission of the Feinstein International Center, is prohibited. Feinstein International Center Tufts University 200 Boston Ave., Suite 4800 Medford, MA 02155 USA tel: +1 617.627.3423 fax: +1 617.627.3428 fic.tufts.edu Acknowledgements The report has been written by Mark Bradbury and Michael Kleinman, who take responsibility for its contents and conclusions. We wish to thank our co-researchers Halima Shuria, Hussein A. Mahmoud, and Amina Soud for their substantive contribution to the research process. Andrew Catley, Lynn Carter, and Jan Bachmann provided insightful comments on a draft of the report. Dawn Stallard’s editorial skills made the report more readable. For reasons of confidentiality, the names of some individuals interviewed during the course of the research have been withheld. We wish to acknowledge and thank all of those who gave their time to be interviewed for the study. -
Barriers to Entry: Entrepreneurship Among the Youth in Dandora, Kenya Alan Sears
Barriers to Entry: Entrepreneurship Among the Youth in Dandora, Kenya Alan Sears Student Research Papers #2012-6 THE PROGRAM ON LAW & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Law and Human Development provided guidance and support for this report. The author remains solely responsible for the substantive content. Permission is granted to make digital or hard copies of part or all of this work for personal or classroom use, provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and a full citation on the first page. The proper form for citing Research Papers in this series is: Author, Title (Notre Dame Program on Law and Human Development Student Research Papers #, Year). ISSN (online): 2165-1477 © Alan Sears Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 USA Barriers to Entry: Entrepreneurship Among the Youth in Dandora, Kenya Alan Sears* University of Notre Dame Law School Program on Law and Human Development * This report was made possible through support form the University of Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Law and Human Development. The author is grateful to the Holy Cross Parish of Dandora for hosting him, to the Dandora Law and Human Development Project (Kerubo Okioga, Dorin Wagithi, Gerald Otieno, Andrew Myendo, and Christine Achieng) for their invaluable assistance and support, and to Professors Christine Cervenak and Paolo Carozza for their encouragement and advice. The author would also like to thank his friends and family for their love and support. The content of this report is the sole responsibility of the author and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Program on Law and Human Development nor the Ford Family. -
Automated Clearing House Participants Bank / Branches Report
Automated Clearing House Participants Bank / Branches Report 21/06/2017 Bank: 01 Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (Clearing centre: 01) Branch code Branch name 091 Eastleigh 092 KCB CPC 094 Head Office 095 Wote 096 Head Office Finance 100 Moi Avenue Nairobi 101 Kipande House 102 Treasury Sq Mombasa 103 Nakuru 104 Kicc 105 Kisumu 106 Kericho 107 Tom Mboya 108 Thika 109 Eldoret 110 Kakamega 111 Kilindini Mombasa 112 Nyeri 113 Industrial Area Nairobi 114 River Road 115 Muranga 116 Embu 117 Kangema 119 Kiambu 120 Karatina 121 Siaya 122 Nyahururu 123 Meru 124 Mumias 125 Nanyuki 127 Moyale 129 Kikuyu 130 Tala 131 Kajiado 133 KCB Custody services 134 Matuu 135 Kitui 136 Mvita 137 Jogoo Rd Nairobi 139 Card Centre Page 1 of 42 Bank / Branches Report 21/06/2017 140 Marsabit 141 Sarit Centre 142 Loitokitok 143 Nandi Hills 144 Lodwar 145 Un Gigiri 146 Hola 147 Ruiru 148 Mwingi 149 Kitale 150 Mandera 151 Kapenguria 152 Kabarnet 153 Wajir 154 Maralal 155 Limuru 157 Ukunda 158 Iten 159 Gilgil 161 Ongata Rongai 162 Kitengela 163 Eldama Ravine 164 Kibwezi 166 Kapsabet 167 University Way 168 KCB Eldoret West 169 Garissa 173 Lamu 174 Kilifi 175 Milimani 176 Nyamira 177 Mukuruweini 180 Village Market 181 Bomet 183 Mbale 184 Narok 185 Othaya 186 Voi 188 Webuye 189 Sotik 190 Naivasha 191 Kisii 192 Migori 193 Githunguri Page 2 of 42 Bank / Branches Report 21/06/2017 194 Machakos 195 Kerugoya 196 Chuka 197 Bungoma 198 Wundanyi 199 Malindi 201 Capital Hill 202 Karen 203 Lokichogio 204 Gateway Msa Road 205 Buruburu 206 Chogoria 207 Kangare 208 Kianyaga 209 Nkubu 210 -
Tht KENYA GAKETTE
S - PDCIAL ISSUE ' . 'l* I N # >+ ; % ) - -- N s l A & * : B TH t K EN YA G A KETTE D blished by Authority of the Reppblic of Kenya (Registered as a NCWSIIaPC at the G.P.O.) , u. g u y u uu . usau u u Vol. CIV- NO. 42 NAIROBI, 21st June, 2002 ' Price Sh. 40 GAZE'IJE NcrlcE No. 3985 TIIE COMPANW S AW (Cap. 486) m coc on noNs IT IS notified for general information tht the following companies have been ,incorporated in Kenya during the perie , 1st to 31st August, 1998. PRIVATECOMPA- Name ofcompany Nolafvl Capital Address ofRegistered Olc: KSh. A. S. Abdalla & Sons Exporters Limited (Reg. No. 1(q(% Plot No. 1(X160, Dandora, Komarock Road, P.O, Box 82015) 77869, Nairobi. Sosiot General Stores L imited (Reg. No. 82016) 1œ .(m Plot No. 41, Sosiot Markeq Kericho, P.O. Box 856. Kericho. 3, Falcon Prom rties Limited meg. No. 82017) 1* ,(e L.R. No. 20W4281,.Commerce House, M oi Avenue, P.O. Box 79, Menengai. , 4. Moe lumt Africa Limited (Reg. No. 82018) 50,4* Block 5/113/Section lI. Nakuru Town. P.U. Box 13676, NAllm. Biochlor East Africa Limited (Reg. No. 82019) 1* ,(e L.R. No. 209/9326. Kimathi House, Kimathi Street. P.O. Box 53857. Nairobi. 6. C'ity Refrigeration :nd Air Conditioning Services ltX),(> Plot No. 209/13638, Ambalal Road, P.O. Box 32705. Limlted (Reg. No. 82020) Nairobi. 7. Daio Rejearch Assoiigtes Limited (Reg. No. 5* ,(* L.R. No. Nairobe lock 1> 327. Ushirika Estate, ofî 82021) luja Road; P.O. -
Kenya HIV Estimates Report, 2018 I
KENYA HIV ESTIMATES REPORT 2018 NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL COUNCIL KENYA HIV ESTIMATES REPORT 2018 www.nacc.or.ke October 2018 Kenya HIV Estimates Report, 2018 i Table of Contents Foreword .....................................................................................................................................................................1 Preface .........................................................................................................................................................................2 Acknowledgement .....................................................................................................................................................3 Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................................................4 Adult HIV Prevalence ............................................................................................................................................4 HIV prevalence among males and females aged 15 to 24 years..........................................................................5 Annual New HIV Infections ...................................................................................................................................5 Trends in HIV Incidence and New HIV Infections .................................................................................................5 Treatment Needs ..................................................................................................................................................6 -
PROVINCES of KENYA Super-Moneymaker PRESSURE
ApproTEC Super-MoneyMaker PRESSURE PEDAL PUMP IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN UTILISATION, JOB CREATION AND INCOME GENERATION MONITORING VISIT CONDUCTED IN CENTRAL, EASTERN, RIFT VALLEY AND NYANZA PROVINCES OF KENYA 28TH JUNE TO 25TH JULY 1999 Conducted and compiled by John K. Kihia, Monitoring and Reporting Officer, ApproTEC and Regina N. Kamau, Monitoring and Reporting Assistant, ApproTEC November 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Objective: To assess impact the Super-MoneyMaker micro irrigation pump have had on the entrepreneurs in terms of job and income generation. Also to assess impact of training on the entrepreneurs. Job and income generation through setting up of vibrant SME (small and Micro Enterprises) are widely used as some indicators of economic growth and development, which is the ApproTEC mission. Sample Characteristics: 44 pumps owners were interviewed in 16 districts in Eastern, Central, Rift Valley and Nyanza provinces from 28th June to 25th July 1999. Eastern, Central and parts of Rift Valley represented MicroPED region while Nyanza and North Rift Valley represented Western region. Of the 44 pumps, 84% were men owned and 16% were women owned. 91% were married couples, 9% single. Women managed 72.5% while men managed the rest. The respondents were 41% men, 43% women and 16% a combination of men and women. 52% had been trained, all from MicroPED region. Findings Promotion Where first heard/saw the pump Word of mouth and live demonstrations had 30% each. 16% saw in the Shows with Nairobi topping the list. 9% saw in the ApproTEC office and 7% on the KBC television during 1998 Nairobi Show. Nation newspaper reached 5% of the respondents while promotion fliers 2%. -
Internal Communication Clearance Form
PALAIS DES NATIONS • 1211 GENEVA 10, SWITZERLAND Mandates of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions REFERENCE: AL KEN 2/2019 13 March 2019 Excellency, We have the honour to address you in our capacity as Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 33/30 and 35/15. In this connection, we would like to bring to the attention of your Excellency’s Government information we have received concerning what appears to be a persisting and growing pattern of extrajudicial executions due to excessive use of force by Kenyan law enforcement personnel and other security agencies, in the context of combating criminality and terrorism. Concerns regarding alleged extrajudicial executions by police forces have been raised by Special Procedures mandate holders in two previous communications sent to your Excellency’s Government on 11 July 2017 (AL KEN 9/2017) and on 16 October 2017 (UA KEN 13/2017). We would like to thank you for your response to KEN 13/2017 from 18th October 2017 and await a “substantive response from relevant authorities in Nairobi”, as indicated by your Excellency’s Government’s letter. We respectfully urge your Excellency’s Government to provide us with replies at your earliest convenience to other letters previously sent regarding these and similar concerns. According to the information received: Instances of enforced disappearances, torture and extrajudicial executions by law enforcement personnel against youth in slum areas in Kenya have been on the rise, particularly during the past five years, surrounded and encouraged by what appears to be a general climate of impunity.