The Kongowea Consultative Forum

Friends,
We hosted the Kongowea Consultative Forum with the Kongowea Traders and Leaders at the Town Hall in Mombasa yesterday the 10th Feb 2012.
Group photo immediately after the meeting yesterday at the Town Hall.
The meeting was chaired by Ms Elipida Mwakamba- Deputy Town Clerk- Reforms and was attended by the leaders, Mr. MS Bilafif- Director Environment at the Municipal Council of Mombasa, Dr Swale Chidagaya- MOH at the Municipal Council of Mombasa, Mr. Abdulla Mwabami- Deputy Director- Social Services, Mr Marigi Njihia- Accountant, Mr. Mohamed Abdalla- Market Superintendent, Mr. Peter Mbol and Mr. Odhiambo T Oketch both of KCDN.
Ms Mwakamba, Odhiambo and Mr. Mwabami following the proceedings
We agreed on the following;

1. The Clean up of Kongowea Wholesale Market will be on the 18th February 2012 starting 10.00am. This is to enable early morning shoppers buy their daily perishables.
2. The Clean-up Exercise will hence forth be a Monthly affair undertaken in partnership with the market leaders and traders.
3. Every trader will keep his stall clean at all the times.
4. Working tools will be provided to the Section Leaders within the Market in good time to allow for proper logistics.
5. The Municipal Council of Mombasa will address the issue of Electrity and Toilet, the twin issues that have been of great concern to the traders.
6. There will be no harrassment of the traders as has been happening in the past whenever such an event is organized, though, law and order will be maintained by an active presence of the Council Askaris and Regular Police.
7. The exercise will be voluntary and NO ONE will be paid to participate.
8. There will be pomp and dance as we start a new Transformation Agenda that will spread to the whole of Mombasa Town.

The Kongowea Clean-up Campaign will be led by His Worship the Mayor and the Town Clerk and there will be a follow-up meeting between the Market Leaders and the Market Superintendent to help plan for the rest of the logistics.
During the Consultative Forum, we discussed;

1. Environmental Management issues and the need for all of us to join in keeping not just the market clean, but all our neighbourhoods.
2. Peace Building as a prerequisite to a healthy nation.
3. Good Governance and the need for all of us to rise up and be active participants.

Kongowea Wholesale Market will be our Focal Point for this Months Nationwide Clean-up Campaign and all are invited across the whole country to kindly join in and clean your immediate neighbourhood.

 A Clean, Green and Litter Less Kenya at 50 is possible and achievable.



Odhiambo T Oketch
CEO KCDN Kenya,
National Coordinator- The Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign
Tel; 0724 365 557
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