2. Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Statement of the Problem
• Situational analysis
• Recommendations
• Conclusion
3. Guiding Principle
THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA, 2010
Preamble:
We, the people of Kenya-
……
RESPECTFUL of the environment, which is our heritage, and determined
to sustain it for the benefit of future generations:
…….
COMMITTED to nurtuting and protecting the well-being of the individual,
the family, communuties and the nation:
…….
ADOPT, ENACT and give this Constitution to ourselves and to our future
generations
4. The Constitution
• Chapter 4 – Bill of Rights
• Art. 42 – Every person has the right to a
clean and health environment for the
benefit of the present and future
generations (continuing obligation)
• Art. 70 – Enforcement of environmental
rights
5. The Constitution
-Fundamental rights and freedoms are
inherent to each individual
-It is a fundamental duty of the State and
every state organ to observe, respect,
protect, promote and fulfill the rights and
fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights.
• E-waste is a big threat to the enjoyment of
this right
6. What is e-waste?
E-waste is a generic term encompassing various forms of
electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) that are old,
end-of-life electronic appliances and have ceased to be
of any value to their owners.
A practical definition of e-waste is “any electrically powered
appliance that fails to satisfy the current owner for its
originally intended purpose”.
Source: UNEP, http://www.unep.fr/scp/waste/ewm/faq.htm#1
7. What does it look like?
Computers pile up and pollute the earth, rotting slowly and dissolving
into the soil
Source: http://stamen-tonchev.blogspot.com/
11. Aim of presentation
1. Raise awareness on the dangers of e-
waste;
2. Encourage the integration of e-waste
management in the design of
development policy;
3. Encourage a move to more concerted
cooperation in handling e-waste
management in Kenya.
12. Statement of the problem
• Modern electronics contain up to 60
elements, some valuable, others hazardous,
some both
• E-waste considered one of the fastest
growing in the world – at about 3 times
the rate of municipal waste.
• Informal methods of disposing e-waste
lead to an adverse impact on the
environment, animals and human health
13. cont….
• Worldwide 20-50 million tonnes of e-
waste are generated yearly.
• There is need to systematically gather
updated data on e-waste generation in
order to inform management decisions.
14. Nairobi City County
• Estimates that NCC contributes about 70%
of the total national tonnage of e-waste
• Recognizes the need to mitigate the
unintended consequences of e-waste
• Proposes the articulation of the E-waste
management system policy
17. Factors causing increase of e-
waste
• Technological advances/ internet of things
-gadget proliferation/ high obsolescence
• > market penetration of electronic use eg.
ICT sector
• Consumer trends
• Trade related (North-South) impacts
[dumping]
18. Situational analysis
• Mobile subscriptions has continued to
grow from 1999 and with this the number
of mobile devices
• This impacts positively on higher e-waste
volumes
20. E-waste statistics
• There are no agreed figures regarding e-waste
generation volumes
• It is estimated that there are 3,000 tonnes of e-
waste generated in Kenya from computers,
monitors and printers (Source: Kenya ICT
Network).
• These volume keeps increasing.
21. Analysis cont.
• Identification of multiple players at various
levels willing to make a contribution –
NEMA,UNEP,Nokia,Safaricom,CFSK,
CAMARA, CCK, HP, MMUST etc.
• No data on quantity of e-waste generated
and disposed off each year and the
resultant extent of environmental risk
29. Barriers to effective waste
management
• Absence of an integrated national e-waste management
policy
• Treatment of e-waste as a sub-set of hazardous waste
• Multifarious initiatives/ limited capacity – synergy?
• Inadequate legislation
• No / outdated data / inadequately disaggregated data
• Lack of public awareness
• Funding & Sustainability
30.
31. Recommendations
• Need for legal reform in e-waste management
Encourage adoption of 3R
Collocation & Type approval
Introduction of a matrix of obligations and
incentives
• Extended Product Responsibility (take back law)
• Financing of e-waste management (the dark side
of innovation)
• Enhanced monitoring and enforcement
32. Cont.
• Dialogue among the actors to develop an
integrated roadmap
• Commitment to build capacity for M&E
• Step up consumer education and awareness