We are disgusted by reports in the media that the United States of America is negotiating with the Kenyan government for a deal that would see Kenya become a dumping ground for big plastics.
As an organization on the forefront of fighting big plastics in Kenya, we see this a form of modern-day colonialism.
The adverse effects of plastic on the environment and human life are already known.
We will not stay silent as big corporations and rich countries commit human rights crimes against the people of Kenya. We call on the Kenyan Government and our leaders to resist any illegal overtures from this criminal enterprise.
Betterman Simidi Musasia
Spokesperson,
Founder and Patron, and Former Chief Executive Officer
Clean Up Kenya
ABOUT CLEAN UP KENYA
Clean Up Kenya was established in 2015 to advocate for and promote sustainable public sanitation in Kenya. Since then we have become the de-facto national public sanitation advocacy brand. We are also experts in community mobilizing for cleanups. We have done numerous cleanups over the years, some of which have been attended by over 1000 volunteers on singular sites. These cleanups are meant to increase visibility on the problem of waste and it is therefore common to see our volunteers in bibs with one message, ‘Clean Up Kenya’. At the core of our work is honest and actual engagement in communities – not PR events. We also run advocacy campaigns holding duty bodies, consumer brands, green-washing NGOs, and other stakeholders to account for unsustainable public sanitation in Kenya and the global South. We receive no funding for our work but collaborate with others on projects.
