26th Feb in Huruma along Juja Road

On 26th February 2011, many volunteers converged along Juja Road in Huruma and joined in the Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign.
We were impressed by the presence of the Traffic Police, the Administration Police and the area DO who all joined us in cleaning the area.

Administration Police Officers joined the members of the public in Cleaning

Traffic Police Officers lived to the Utumishi Kwa Wote creed

It was a sight worth beholding

We want to appreciate all those who made this day happen. Peace and blessings to all

Thank you Mombasa Clean up Campaign

L-R; Mr. Bilafif-The Director of Environment- Municipal Council of Mombasa, Hon Amason Kingi- the Minister for Fisheries Development and Odhiambo T Oketch during the official launch of the Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign on 20th Feb 2011 at Mackinon Market in Mombasa

Friends,
The Rt Hon Raila Amolo Odinga- the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya yesterday officially launched the Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign at Mackinon Market in Mombasa.
In a speech read on his behalf by Hon Amazon Kingi, the Minister for Fisheris Development, the Rt Hon PM called on Kenyans to take personal responsibility and play added roles in ensuring that we live in a cleaner environment.
It was our pleasure at KCDN that the Nationwide Clean-up Campaign was launched officially in Mombasa. This is a sure sign that we are One Family Under God and we cam join hands at any corner of this beautiful country and work as a team.
We would like to appreciate the various people who made it happen. Without you, nothing would have taken place;
1. Grain Bulk Handlers Ltd;

1. 8 Wheel Barrows
2. 52 Broom Sticks- Hard Brooms
3. 40 Shovels
4. 75 Garden Rakes

 2. Sarova Whitesands Resort and Beach Spa

1. 300 Luminous Jackets
2. 10 cartons 500ml Water
3. 1 night accommodation for one person
4. Staff volunteers

3. Bamburi Lafarge

1. 1,000 seedlings
2. 10 Rakes
3. 10 Fork jembes
4. 10 Wheel Barrows
5. 10 Spades
6. 25 volunteers

4. Mombasa & Coast Tourists Association

1. 1,800 bottles of water from various Hotels

5. Mugumo Communications Ltd

1. Kshs 100,000.00 worth in logistical support

6. Bembeleza Taka

1. Logistical support

7. Greening Kenya Initiative- Office of the Prime Minister

1. 1,000 seedlings through BAT [K] Ltd
2. 100 Tshirts
3. Logistical support 
4. Staff volunteers

8. Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers

1. Kahama Hotel- 120 bottles of water
2. Sentido Neptune Beach Hotel- 72 bottles of water

9. Radio Salaam

1. For hosting us on a talk show on 18th morning and for their support

10. Financial Support;

1. Grain Bulk Handlers Ltd- Kshs 50,000.00
2. Ms Rose Kageiria - Rwanda- Kshs 2,000,00
3. Mr. Rashid Juma- Kshs 10,000.00
4. Mr. Kohogo- Kshs 3,000.00
5. Mr. Dan Ocampo- Kshs 1,000.00
6. Mr. Enock Odhiambo- Kshs 1,000.00
7. Mr. Wilson Omondi Tusker- Kshs 1,000.00
8. Eng Maurice Oduor & Ms Millicent Odhiambo- Kshs 2,000.00
9. Ms Beatrice Gambo- Transport Logistics while we were in Mombasa-7th & 8th Feb 2011
10. Mr. Elijah Agevi- Kshs 1,000,00

11. Municipal Council of Mombasa

1. Workforce

12. Provincial Administration- DCs office Mombasa

1. Security

We also want to thank the following teams for responding to our call and coming in large numbers to participate;

1. Greening Kenya Initiative team led by Mr Peter Odhengo from the Officie of the Prime Minister
2. Workers of the Municipal Council of Mombasa led by the Town Clerk Mr. Tubman Otieno
3. Mombasa and Coast Tourists Association members
4. Grain Bulk Handlers Ltd members of staff
5. Sarova Whitesands members of staff
6. Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers
7. Bamburi Lafarge members of staff
8. Green Teams Initiative led by Mr Emmuel Dennis
9. Global Peace Festival Foundation led by Ben
10. South Korean volunteers with the GPFF
11. Mackinon Market workers
12. and members of the public who joined us.

KCDN had a strong team in Mombasa as well for the launch

1. Mr Rashid Juma- the Chairman
2. Mr. Odhiambo T Oketch- the CEO
3. Mr. Gichane Muraguri- a Board Member
4. Mr. Calleb Ben Onyango- Secretary
5. Mzee Orinda Ndege- the KCDN Environment and Peace Ambassador
6. Mr. Jacob Ouma
7. Mr. Chris Kinyua
8. Ms Nyamisa Omanga- CEO Green Fingers International- our partners

As is our tradition, we will give a report to all our partners as soon as we are done with it. We will also post our report for last year in our blog as soon as it is ready.

Thank you and God bless Kenya.

A Clean Kenya Starts With Me.

Peace and blessings


Odhiambo T Oketch
CEO KCDN Nairobi
Nationwide Coordinator - Monthly Nationwide Clean-up Campaign
PO Box 47890-00100,
Nairobi Kenya.
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Board; Mr. Rashid Juma [Chair], Mr. Odhiambo T Oketch [CEO], Mr. Elijah Agevi, Mr. Gichane Muraguri, Ms Kethi D Kilonzo,Hon Lewis Nguyai, Mr. Oduor Ong’wen, Mr. Lameck Siage, Dr Grace Ongile, Mr. Sam Olendo, Mr. Felix Kibet- US and Ms Brigitte Frey- Switzerland

Creating partnership with Kibera Youth Consortium

Colleagues,
We had a consultative meeting today with the leadership of Kibera Youth Consortium at Kibera in the afternoon. The leaders were drawn from the 8 units of Lindi, Makina, Laini Saba, Sarang'ombe, Nairobi West, Karen, Mugoine and Langata and they were joined by their Council of Elders.
From KCDN, Florence Kanyua, Phyllis Wanjiku, Hesbon Mariga, Dennis Nyakundi and Paul Oyugi accompanied me.

Group photo after the consultative meeting between KCDN and Kibera Youth Consortium in Kibera on 10th January 2011

Our focus of discussion was how we will partner in the Environmental Clean Up Campaign and how through our partnership with the Banking Institutions, we can drive the Economic Empowerment Campaign Programme. We will also engage in lots of Civic Education as we mobilize for the Clean-ups.
This is the beginning of a Great Transformation for the Kenyan people in our drive against poverty, tribalism and ethics that do not add value to us as Kenyans.
We pray that we will all play our parts to make the process a success.
Peace and blessings,

Odhiambo T Oketch
CEO KCDN Nairobi

Calling on Young Leaders

NYC  and all Young Leaders,
Happy New Year.
I am impressed with the zeal with which you have addressed the issues that affect us as Kenyans in the last year. Bravo for standing firm for Kenya. With that said, I want to appeal to you to embrace the dictates of our constitution on Integrity and leadership. It does not limit good leadership to age.

Launching The Great Nairobi Walk against Corruption

It talks about the qualities we need and these qualities come through all ages. We have some old wise men as we have some young wise men. We have rotten young leaders who when they open their mouths, the stench that comes from what they say would make you take some leave of absence from your TV set. Similarly, we have like minded old men. But the good thing is, Kenyans have become wiser, and thanks to the campaigns that you have put in place, Kenya will not be the same again.
In as much as some people have dissapointed Kenya and Kenyans, both the young and old leaders have played worrying roles that have made Kenya what we are now. Let us move Kenya to a level where able and good leadership drives our National appeal. Let us not disenfranchise other Kenyans on account of age when it comes to leadership. Let us all join hands and root for able and good leadership, be they young or old. We are all in a transition and at some point, we all qualify to be Youth Alumni.
Lastly, as the young people of Kenya, how happy are we when Kenya and East Africa becomes one big heap of rubbish? When we drive along our highways, young people are busy littering our roads; they drink as they drive, throw bottles and beer cans out of their car windows, show no regard to a clean environment, yet, we want to lead!

Uncollected garbage in Pumwani

This is to motivate all the young leaders into action. Let us not focus only on political power. Let us focus on a Kenya that will be good for us now, good for our children, and a Kenya that we will be proud of when we also become old men.
The time for us to act is now. And what better way can we do it other than by organizing all our activities around Environmental Campaign. I want to count on all the young leaders in our Monthly Clean-up Campaigns in Kenya and East Africa.
We want you to take charge of your neighbourhood. Organize yourselves and join us every 4th Saturday of the Month in Making our Neighbourhoods cleans. Thereafter, organize pep talks on environmental campaigns as well as all civic matters you want to address.
This is our country and we must be proud in making Environmental Campaign our personal issues. We all need a clean environment- let us make it clean.
Have a blessed year as we all join in making Kenya and all of East Africa clean.

Odhiambo T Oketch,
CEO KCDN Nairobi,
PO Box 47890-00100,
Nairobi Kenya.
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Board; Mr. Rashid Juma [Chair], Mr. Odhiambo T Oketch [CEO], Mr. Elijah Agevi, Mr. Gichane Muraguri, Ms Kethi D Kilonzo,Hon Lewis Nguyai, Mr. Oduor Ong’wen, Mr. Lameck Siage, Dr Grace Ongile, Ms Nelly Githaka, Mr. Sam Olendo, Mr. Felix Kibet and Ms Brigitte Frey.

November Clean up Exercise- East Africa

Friends,
The November Clean Up Exercise will be held on 20th November 2010 and in Nairobi, our focal point will be at Dagoreti Shopping Centre. We are inviting all the residents of East Africa to come out in large numbers to join in this Clean-Up Campaign.
We are inviting you to each take personal charge of where you are. Come out and help clean your immediate environs. If you are a group, target the worst hit areas in your neighbourhoods.
We appreciate Friends and Colleagues who will be driving the same exercise all across East Africa. Let us unite and do something for our region, in the spirit of the East African Community. I want to specifically write to groups that have written to me from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zambia. This is our region, let us help keep her clean. As we do this, Rwanda and Kigali in particular remains our driving force. If they can get it that right, we can all get it equally right.
I want to appreciate groups that have written to me and confirmed that they will be on the trenches from Busia, Kitale, Kakamega, Kisumu, Maseno, Eldoret, Nakuru, Meru, to Mombasa. I want to encourage many more CBOs, NGOs, FBOs and all Friends of Nature to join in and do something.
I want to also thank the City Council of Nairobi and the Provincial Administration in Nairobi for the commitment they have shown to this process so far. I must appreciate that the Department of Environment under Mr. Isaac Muraya are going all the way out to ensure that this becomes our tradition.
We are in discussions with various institutions  about this monthly initiative and as soon as they come on board, we will come public with the details. But in the meantime, let us all roll our sleeves and move to the trenches. East Africa must be the destination of choice for the world.
This will be our last Exercise this year before we all break for a deserved Christmas. When we come back in January 2011, we will give details of who are on board with us. We will also give guidelines on how best this initiative will work all across East Africa with each town taking care of her needs.
Lastly, I want to appreciate the people of East Africa for the commitment they are showing with this initiative. We believe that in the new year, we will make it a process that impacts knowledge on Environmental Conservation to our people all across East Africa.
Peace and blessings to us all.

Odhiambo T Oketch,
CEO KCDN Nairobi,
PO Box 47890-00100,
Nairobi Kenya.
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Odhiambo T Oketch is the current Chairman to the City Council of Nairobi Stakeholders Evaluation Team on Performance Contracting and Rapid Results Management. 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.

Clean up Nairobi Initiative

The launch of Clean up Nairobi was a big success on 18th September 2010 at 1st Avenue Eastleigh.

The occasion was graced by His Worship the Mayor of Nairobi and he urged all residents to join hands with the City Council of Nairobi in addressing the environmental menace choking Nairobi in the form of garbage disposed of anyhow.
L-R; Cllr Charles Atula- Chairman Environment Department, Ms Petronila Nafula- CCNSET, Mayor Geoffrey Majiwa- Mayor of Nairobi, Odhiambo T Oketch- CCNSET and Eng Christine Ogut- Director Environment Department during the launch of Clean up Nairobi Initiative on 18th September 2010

The launch was also addressed by Odhiambo T Oketch- Chair to CCNSET, Mr. Hassan Gullet- Chairman Eastleigh Business District Association, Eng Christine Ogut- Director of Environment at the City Council of Nairobi, Cllr Charles Atula- Chairman Environment Department at the City Council of Nairobi, area Cllr Robo and the area Chief Christine Dimba.

This was the beginning of our wish to reclaim the glory of Nairobi and this has been well captured in the maxim that we have settled for; Reclaiming the Green City in the Sun.

On behalf of CCNSET, I want to thank the general public who came out all across Nairobi to make this day a success. I also want to extend our appreciation to the following institutions for the support they gave to us to make this day a success;

• Eastleigh Business District Association
• Linora Construction
• Magnate Ventures Ltd
• Soliton Telmec Ltd
• Day to Day Care Ltd

We want to thank His Worship the Mayor for gracing the launch and planting a commemorative tree for the launch at Pumwani Hospital. We also want to thank the Deputy Town Clerk Mr Omar Abdi, City Treasuer Mr Ngugi, Procurement Director Mr. Kohogo, MOH Dr Ayisi, PRO Mr. Marube for joing Eng Ogut in solidarity for this occasion.

It was a show of unity from the Council and we would like to see all Directors shaking Nairobi in the next such cleaning next month.

I must thank my collegues at CCNSET who made time for this great launch; Ms Petronila Nafula, Mr. Steve Waweru, Pst Benerd Mutuku and Mr. John Kihiu. You proved that we can make a team and help move the Council to the next level. I would also want to make special mention of my colleague from the Association of Citizens against Corruption Mr. Mark Korir; thanks for your presence and support.

Thanks to all those who responded to our call by taking part, by supporting us and even just by remaing with us in solidarity at the comfort of your homes.

Let us join the Council in reclaiming the lost glory of Nairobi as we demand for service delivery from them.

Peace and blessings to us all.

Odhiambo T Oketch
CEO KCDN Nairobi,
PO Box 47890-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya.
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