The Mother of all Clean-ups; A Huge Success

Friends,
The World Clean-up Day was hosted today by KCDN at Umoja Estate in a Massive Clean-up Campaign that was bigger than all the Clean-ups we have ever held in Kenya.
Florence Kanyua of KCDN and participants
The event was officially launched by Mr Salim Ali Molla- a Senior Under Secretary at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government on behalf of Prof Karega Mutahi- the PS, in the company of Hon Suleiman Kidandala- the Lord Deputy Mayor of Kampala Capital City Authority on behalf of Hon Erias Lukwago- the Lord Mayor of Kampala.
Odhiambo T Oketch receiving the Jetlink Express Team
The event  was attended by the following Teams;

1. The Provincial Administration- Office of the President
2. Public Service Transformation Department- Office of the Prime Minister
3. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government
4. Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development
5. Kampala Capital City Authority
   
6. The City Council of Nairobi
7. Jetlink Express Kenya Ltd
8. Yimbo Union
9. Umoja Ward Garbage Collectors Association
10. Eastern Youth Group
11. Century Youth Group
12. Global Bins
13. Environmental Health Students Association from KMTC University of Nairobi
14. Sundrick Cleaning Services
15. Pamoja Youth Groups
16. Mind Bins
17. Green Streets Youths
18. Everest Bins
19. Thika School of Medical and Health Sciences
20. Slum Child Foundation
21. Umoja 1 Market Leaders
    
22. Umoja 1 Market Traders
    
23. Tumaini Primary School
24. Kifaru Primary School
25. Unity Primary School
26. Umoja Primary School
27. Peter Kibukosya Primary School
28. Busara Primary School
29. Peter Kibukosya Secondary School
30. Jygro Services
31. Vijana Youth Cleaners
32. Everest Youth Group
33. Embakasi Vision Organization
34. Kenya National Human Rights- Embakasi
35. National Tax Payers Association
36. Embakasi Peace Group
37. Umoja Peace Forum
38. Umoja Car Wash Group
39. Sunrick Youth Group
40. Mocha Bins
41. Alva City Bins
42. Jua Kali Youth Group
43. Jahazi Self Help Group
44. Clean World Services
45. TB Self Help Group
46. Baby Services Children's Home
47. Kisumu Clean-up Team
48. Grandstar Junior Academy
49. Umoja Division Peace Committee
50. International Youth fellowship 
51. Umoja 1 Transport Group
52. Eco Youth Group
53. Umoja Environment Division Office
54. Attain Bins
55. Sky View Bins
56. Mosse Bins
57. and the KCDN Team.

We are certain there are many Teams whose names we did not capture at the time for registration.
We were encouraged by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Kampala who said that they borrowed the Monthly Clean-up Concept from Kenya, but they have perfected the process. They hold the Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaigns every 4th Saturday of the Month and when they descend on a Parish, everything stops for the entire duration of the Clean-up.
Mr. Nyaga, Odhiambo, Mr Molla and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Kampala in a Group photo before the launch
All shops and activities are stopped and every body is by order enjoined in the process. He appreciated the efforts KCDN and The Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign Team have been doing, and urged the Government to step in and make the process an all inclusive affair. He was dismayed that as we cleaned Moi Drive, many residents did not join in the process, but rather went on with their daily activities.
Finally, he passed greetings from The Lord Mayor of Kampala Capital City Authority and promised to invite us to also join them in one of their clean-up activities.
Prof Mutahi on his part appreciated KCDN for championing the Clean-up Campaign through The Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign and called on all City, Municipal and Town CEOs to embrace and actively participate in the Campaign every 3rd Saturday of the Month from 7.00am to 9.00am across the Country from now on. He promised to personally attend all the subsequent Clean-up events across Kenya.
Hon Sulaiman Kidandala- the Deputy Lord Mayor of Kampala Capital City Authority, Mr. Salim Ali Molla- Senior Under Secretary Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minsitry of Local Government and Odhiambo T Oketch in action
He said that in partnership with all other relevant Ministries, his Ministry will work with relevant stakeholders including KCDN to enhance cleanliness of our Towns.
The event was also attended by a strong contigent from Jetlink Express Kenya Ltd. The City Council of Nairobi was represented by Mr. Gabriel Omondi- an Assistant Director of Environment, while the Provincial Administration was represented by the Area Chiefs.
We will post the entire speech from Prof Karega Mutahi in our subsequent postings.
On behalf of the KCDN team, I want to sincerely thank all Friends of KCDN, especially the Public Service Transformation Department and the City Council of Nairobi for making the hosting of today's event the success story it was.
Odhiambo T Oketch, the Deputy Lord Mayor of Kampala Capital City Authority and Mr. Salim Molla following the proceedings
To view all the photos, please visit our Facebook Pages; Odhiambo T Oketch and Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change we seek'- President Barack Obama of the USA.

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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Odhiambo T Oketch is the immediate former Chairman to the City Council of  Nairobi  Stakeholders Evaluation Team on Performance Contracting and Rapid Results Management. He is also Chair to the Nyamonye Catholic Church Development Fund. He was also the Co-Chair and Coordinator of The Great Nairobi Walk against Corruption that was held in Nairobi on the 22nd October 2010 in partnership with KACC and he is the National Co-ordinator of The Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign in Kenya.

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