{"id":9301,"date":"2024-08-28T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=9301"},"modified":"2024-08-29T20:55:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:55:35","slug":"county-kcic-holds-a-workshop-to-develop-a-comprehensive-waste-management-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/county-kcic-holds-a-workshop-to-develop-a-comprehensive-waste-management-policy","title":{"rendered":"COUNTY, KCIC HOLDS A WORKSHOP TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The County Government of Uasin GISHU, Department of Environment in collaboration with the Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) on Tuesday commenced a three-day workshop focused on formulating a comprehensive waste management policy, aimed at addressing important issues regarding waste disposal and sustainability in Uasin Gishu County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bringing together stakeholders from multiple sectors like Old Uganda Road Enterprises, Agriculture, Trade, Health Services, and Fire departments, the workshop aims to enhance the current draft policy by facilitating discussions and insights from a diverse group of participants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" data-id=\"9305\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0045-1024x628.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0045-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0045-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0045-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0045.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" data-id=\"9306\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0046-1024x638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0046-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0046-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0046-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0046.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Uasin Gishu County Water Eng. Tabitha Kipnyango and Vincent Ogaya from KCIC are guiding the workshop, emphasizing the importance of cooperation in addressing issues linked to insufficient waste management practices like environmental harm, health dangers, and pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop focuses on key elements of waste management; collection, sorting, recycling, and disposal procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"832\" data-id=\"9304\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0044-1024x832.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0044-1024x832.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0044-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0044-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0044.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" data-id=\"9303\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0043-1024x617.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0043-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0043-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0043-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240829-WA0043.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>The aim is to discover inventive approaches and top strategies in waste management. The ultimate objective is to establish sustainable and eco-friendly waste disposal techniques within the County<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The duo encouraged participants to share their knowledge and experiences, fostering a cooperative environment that prioritizes the community&#8217;s well-being and the preservation of the environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The County Government of Uasin GISHU, Department of Environment in collaboration with the Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) on Tuesday commenced a three-day workshop focused on formulating a comprehensive waste [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[649,68,546,126],"tags":[11,648,650],"class_list":["post-9301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kenya-climate-innovation-centre-kcic","category-nguzo-kumi-manifesto","category-water-projects","category-water-irrigation-and-sanitation","tag-development","tag-kenya-climate-innovation-centre-kcic","tag-waste-disposal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9308,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9301\/revisions\/9308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}