Joshua Samson

A New Era for EAC as The East African Circular Management Coalition (EACMC) Launches

A major milestone was achieved during the 𝗔𝗪𝗪𝗦 𝗜𝗜𝗜 – 𝗜𝗦𝗪𝗔 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 with the official launch of the East African Circular Management Coalition (EACMC), a regional platform dedicated to advancing sustainable waste management and circular economy solutions through regional collaboration around technology, inclusion, policy harmonisation and sustainable financing across the East African …

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Bridging the gap: How County Policy–Practice Dialogues are driving Kenya’s Circular Economy Transition

By: Doris Jeruto – Head of Communications, TTNM The fundamental bottleneck in Kenya’s green transition is not the absence of environmental policies, but the gap between national frameworks and practical county-level implementation. To address this challenge, TakaTaka Ni Mali Foundation is utilizing its FCDO Research Commissioning Centre (RCC) Impact Funded project to catalyze platforms that …

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From Waste to Wealth: How Africa Is Rewriting the Waste Narrative

By: Doris Jeruto For decades, waste has been viewed primarily through a lens of risk, as a public health challenge, an environmental burden, or a costly municipal liability. Across the globe, the traditional approach has been linear: collect, transport, and dispose. Today, a powerful paradigm shift is underway across the African continent. Waste is increasingly recognized not as a liability, but …

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Is Kenya’s Waste Management Challenge Policy-Driven or Implementation-Driven?

By: Doris Jeruto Have you ever looked at Kenya’s waste management laws and policies and thought, “We’re really on top of this”? On paper, we should be leading the region. We’ve banned single-use plastic bags, passed the Sustainable Waste Management Act 2022, and established Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules that hold companies accountable for their …

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The Waste Management and Circular Economy Prospectus has officially launched in Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya – 27 March 2026 – The Kenya Investment Authority (Invest Kenya) has launched Waste Management and Circular Economy: Investment Pathways and Opportunities in Kenya, a new investment prospectus aimed at unlocking investment in Kenya’s waste management and circular economy sectors and highlighting the significant economic opportunity presented by materials that are currently discarded. The prospectus was launched at …

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Advancing Circular Economy in East Africa: Leaders Call for Policy Alignment and Collaboration

Policymakers, private sector leaders, development partners, and circular economy practitioners convened at the High-Level Roundtable on Regional Circularity and Waste Management in Arusha. Under the theme “Harnessing Policy, Innovation, and Digital Collaboration for a Circular East Africa,” the event brought together a coalition committed to transitioning the region from a linear “take-make-dispose” model to a …

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TakaTaka Ni Mali Champions Alignment for Circular Economy Investment in Kenya

By: Doris Jeruto On 18 February 2026, Invest Kenya in partnership with United Nations Development Programme, TakaTaka Ni Mali, ALN Kenya and SYSTEMIQ Ltd convened a Validation Workshop for the Waste Management & Circular Economy Sector Pack at the Radisson Blu Hotel Arboretum. The workshop served as a critical milestone in validating Kenya’s emerging circular …

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Is Waste the Next Big Investment in Kenya?

By: Doris Jeruto Kenya is often discussed in climate conversations as a country highly exposed to droughts, floods, and agricultural shocks. That framing is incomplete. Increasingly, Kenya is becoming one of Africa’s most investable green economies , not despite its climate risks, but because policy, market demand, and demographic realities are converging to make sustainability …

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Women in Waste: Powering Kenya’s Circular Economy

When you toss out your trash, do you ever stop to think about who handles it next? In Kenya, discussions around waste management often focus on policies, technology, and infrastructure, yet the people who make the system function, especially women, are frequently overlooked. Think about it: sources indicate that women constitute a large, but largely …

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