About Us

Kayole Environment Management Association (K.E.M.A) primary focus is in Urban and Domestic Recycling and Waste Management initiatives.

The association was founded on January 1999 by 23 residents of Kayole Estate. The number rose to 285with time. Registered as a community based organization (C.B.O) in the year 2000.

The association was founded with the following objectives:-

• To compliment Nairobi City Council’s efforts in solid waste management.
• To generate income for the youth.
• To mobilize Kayole residents in improving their living environment.
• To enhance and create awareness on solid waste management.
• To turn garbage into WEALTH through production of quality marketable products.

Garbage is wealth which should be taken very seriously particularly by local authorities. Nairobi produces 720,000 tones of garbage. 504,000 tones are bio-degradable can be composted to 201,600 tones valued KShs x 1,000 = 201,600,000/-.

All empty spaces looked like this

Before 1999, the estate ecosystem necessary to sustain it was threatened it was threatened because of Nairobi City council failure to collect and dispose garbage which resulted to irresponsible domestic garbage dumping.

Every house hold and market vendors took any open space as a dumping site.Water borne diseases e.g Malaria, Typhoid and Cholera increased so much. We decided helping ourselves by starting garbage collection subscription services.

VISION STATEMENT

Our vision is for the East African Community to live in a healthy environment free from waterborne diseases and save the remaining forest.

MISSION STATEMENT

Facilitation of efficient usage of fuel energy through sound waste management.