[wanabidii] National Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Policy

Friends, I was reading the National Environmental Saniatation and Hygiene Policy and I decided that I must share this with you. Again, we have been given 200 Copies by Dr Kepha Ombacho- the Chief Public Health Officer at the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and we will give these to the Delegates during The 2nd Consultative Forum on Waste Management on the 28th August 2012 at the KICC. In his Forward to the Handbook, Mr. Mark Bor, the Permamnent Secretary to the Ministry had this to say; "The National Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Policy seeks to ensure that improved and better ESH facilities and services are available and accessible to all Kenyans. The Implementation of the Policy will greatly increase the demand for sanitation, hygiene, food safety, improved housing, use of safe drinking water, waste management, vector control at household level and encourage communities to take responsibility for improving the sanitation conditions of their immediate environment." Now, this is what we have been talking about. That time has come for us to take personal responsibility for our immediate neighbourhood- on how we dispose of our waste and how we tend the neighbourhood in general. He goes on; "The Policy recognizes that healthy and hygienic behaviour and practices begin with the individual." And we agree. Reading through the Policy, I realize that the Policy recognizes that about half of all preventable diseases and illnesses in Kenya are caused by poor sanitation, hygiene and water quality. These are issues that we can help address at personal levels in order to improve quality of our own lives. We are inviting Kenyans to visit the offices of the Public Health Officers across Kenya and get for themselves a copy of this Policy. Let us make that initiative. But in the meantime, our Team will synthesize this Policy and bring it to you starting tomorrow. The good thing is, we are bringing together a Team of 150 committed People to The 2nd Consultative Forum on Waste Management, and our deliberations will lead to Making Practical Steps towards Separation of Waste at Source, and more so, we will develop a Marshall Plan to help address the immediate challenges we are facing with Waste Management. We are developing Clear Deliverables for The Forum and the good thing is, we will have Government Officers, Policy Makers and Technocrats whom we will engage in a Friendly Discussion on the Way Forward. This Forum will not apportion blames. It will help to identify the Problem, propose the Solutions, and develop Time Lines for Implementation. Our resolve is, we MUST achieve a clean Kenya by 1st June 2013 as our Transformative Deliverable to our Motherland. In the meantime, we are pleased that many Teams are coming from across the whole of Kenya to join with us in this Great Transformation. We only need 150 Delegates and shortly, we will stop giving accreditation. The Clean Kenya Campaign would hence want to appreciate the following Teams for indicating that they will attend The Forum; The Public Service Transformation Department- Office of the Prime Minister The National Environment Management Authority The Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources The Ministry of Local Government The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation The Ministry of Education The Ministry of State for Special Programmes The Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development The City Council of Nairobi, The Municipal Council of Mombasa The Municipal Council of Kisumu The Municipal Council of Eldoret United Nations Environment Programme Kenya Medical Training College- KMTC The Institute of Packaging of Kenya Disaster and Environment Management Association- Masinde Muliro University- Kakamega Chepkoilel Environment Association- CUESA- Eldoret Lake Bogoria National Reserve- Bogoria Kayole Environment Management Association PYGRON- Pumwani Youths Group Association Fountain Youth Initiative International Youth Council of Kenya Kenya Institute of Social Work and Community Development Bamburi Portland Cement Company Ltd Cooperazione Internazionale- COOPI  Kisumu County Monthly Clean-up Environment Network- Kicocen- Kisumu Responsible Environmentalists Association of Professionals- REAP Eldoret Green Town Initiative- EGTI- Eldoret Elimika Preparatory Bamato Waste Management Group- Kisumu Kounkuey Design Initiative- KDI Centre for Community Dialogue and Development Centre for Aging and Rural Development- CARD Nakuru The Green Action Netwrok- Kikuyu Usalama Youth Reform Association Prudential Residents Association One Stop Youth Resource Centre Mugumo Communications Ltd Saints Worship Centre- Mbotela Jijenge Sanitation Youth Group- Nyeri                                                                               All the Participating Teams who have not sent to us the List of their 2 Participating Members are invited to kindly do so to enable us prepare their entry Badges. Without a Badge, you will not be allowed to attend. In the meantime, we must continue appreciating the Friends of TCKC who have made this Campaign a success. We must also appreciate the Public Service Transformation Department at the Office of the Prime Minister and the National Environment Management Authority in Nairobi for their support and partnership. Mr. Emmanuel Lubembe, Mr. Titus Simiyu and Ms Anne Theuri have given us the strength that we need to keep going. Thank you. Let us all work for a Clean Kenya as a Transformative Deliverable as we turn 50. Odhiambo T Oketch, Executive Director, The Clean Kenya Campaign-TCKC Tel; 0724 365 557 Email; komarockswatch@yahoo.com Blogspot; http://kcdnkomarockswatch.blogspot.com Website; www.kcdnkenya.org Facebook; Odhiambo T Oketch  Facebook; Monthly Nationwide Clean up Campaign Mailing Group; friendsofkcdn@yahoogroups.com   The Clean Kenya Campaign is an Initiative of The KCDN Kenya.

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