Environmental Cleanliness

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANLINESS FRAMEWORK

SECTION 1: PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES

1.1 Purpose

This Framework establishes the Foundation's approach to environmental cleanliness across African communities. It ensures that every region maintains dignified, clean, and healthy public spaces through community-led employment and sustainable waste management.

The Framework complements existing government and county council efforts. It does not replace them.

1.2 Core Principles

• Complement, Not Replace — The Foundation complements existing county council cleanliness workers and programs. It does not displace them.
• Community Employment — Cleanliness workers are employed locally. Jobs are created in every region.
• CDE-Led Execution — Each of the five CDEs per county divides its region into five sub-regions, each employing dedicated FULL-TIME cleanliness workers.
• Sustainable Equipment — Equipment and machinery are procured over time. Initial focus is on manual tools, transitioning to mechanized systems as budgets allow.
• Ring-Fenced Budget — Each county receives a minimum annual allocation of $1 million for the first five years (or less, depending on availability) from the Country Pot specifically for environmental cleanliness.
• Dignity and Pride — Clean public spaces are a reflection of community dignity. The Framework aims to restore pride in African communities.
• Legal Responsibility — The Foundation, through its CDEs, assumes legal responsibility for waste collection, sorting, and delivery to designated dumping sites. County councils or their designated authorities retain legal responsibility for final disposal and landfill management, unless otherwise agreed in ADFA or bilateral agreements.

SECTION 2: LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL & WASTE MANAGEMENT

2.1 Foundation Responsibility

The Foundation, through its CDEs, is legally responsible for:

• Collection of waste from public spaces, markets, and designated collection points within their sub-regions;
• Sorting of waste into recyclable, organic, and non-recyclable categories;
• Transporting sorted waste to designated dumping sites or transfer stations;
• Employment and management of cleanliness workers;
• Maintenance of equipment and machinery used for collection and transport.
• 2National and County Council / Government Responsibility

County councils or their designated authorities retain legal responsibility for:

• Final disposal of waste at designated landfills or dumping sites;
• Management and maintenance of dumping sites;
• Environmental compliance and permitting for dumping sites;
• Regulations and policies governing constructions and waste disposal practices.
• Landlords/Property Managers mandated to channel sewage waste to correct enclosed channels or plan where missing.

Ii. Standardized color blend per Estates, construction design choice range for both low and high rise buildings per estate.

Iii. Landlords/Property managers mandated to repaint exterior of older buildings as per standardized estate color.

Iv. Landlords/Property managers mandated to ensure all tenants keep the building and its surrounding clean.

• Regulation governing city or town business practices.
• Every business owner from shop owners to hawkers are mandated to have portable waste bag or container customer waste disposal.

Ii. City or town littering stopped, with citizens required to drop at the nearest dedicated waste points or shops waste containers.

Iii.Hawkers mandated to use only the dedicated hawking points decided by the council.

Iv.Matatus mandated to pick and drop at the dedicated bus stop points within cities and towns to create order

2.3 Shared Responsibility

Where county councils lack capacity, the Foundation through CDEs , through ADFA or bilateral agreements may:

• Assist in the development or rehabilitation of dumping sites( underground portable bins preferred);
• Provide equipment for final disposal;
• Partner with private sector to:
• Design, sell or loan standardized locally designed modular stalls

Ii.Paint companies and Painting experts to offer landlords/Property managers with repainting offer services based on “Lipa Pole Pole” under a legally binding agreement to avoid large upfrontcosts when implementing per estate standardized blueprint.

Iii.Install underground portable bins , main sewage channels and flood control underground water cathedrals where necessary.

• Implement agreed regulations to achieve set goals

Such assistance shall be formalized in agreements that define the scope, duration, andcost-sharing arrangements.

2.4 No Assumption of County Council Liability

The Foundation does not assume legal liability for county council dumping sites, their environmental impact, or their compliance with regulations. County councils remain legally responsible for their sites.

SECTION 3: THE CDE CLEANLINESS STRUCTURE

• 1 The Five CDEs per County/ region

Each county has five specialized CDEs:

Education and Scholarship CDE

Agriculture and Food Security CDE

Health and Wellness CDE

Infrastructure and Energy CDE

Digital and Innovation CDE

3.2 Cleanliness Responsibility

The five CDE divides the region into sub regions from 5 to be managed by each CDE. Each sub-region employs dedicated cleanliness workers.

• 3 Worker Numbers as Planning Benchmark

Actual numbers shall be determined based on:

• Region size and population density;
• Existing county council workforce and coverage;
• Budget availability;
• Community needs and priorities.

CDEs shall adjust worker numbers annually based on these factors, with the goal of achieving full coverage over time.

SECTION 4: PERFORMANCE METRICS AND MEASUREMENT

4.1 Cleanliness Index

Definition: The percentage of assessed public spaces within a sub-region that meet agreed cleanliness standards.

Measurement Method:

• A representative sample of public spaces shall be selected quarterly (minimum 10% of all public spaces);
• Each assessed space shall be rated using a standardized checklist covering:

Visible litter and waste;

Presence of standing waste piles;

Condition of drains and gutters;

Condition of public facilities (parks, markets, toilets);

Odour and pest presence;

• A space is rated "clean" if it meets at least 90% of checklist criteria.

Target: 80%+ of assessed public spaces rated clean.

4.2 Waste Collection Rate

Definition: The percentage of waste generated within a sub-region that is collected and delivered to designated dumping sites.

Measurement Method:

• Waste generation estimates shall be calculated based on population and average waste generation per capita (local data or national averages);
• Collected waste shall be weighed or estimated at the point of delivery to dumping sites;
• Collection rate = (Collected Waste / Estimated Generated Waste) × 100.

Target: 90%+ of waste collected.

4.3 Recycling Rate

Definition: The percentage of collected waste that is diverted from landfills through recycling, composting, or other recovery methods.

Measurement Method:

• At sorting points, recyclable materials shall be weighed or estimated by volume;
• Organic waste diverted to composting shall be measured;
• Recycling rate = (Recycled + Composted Waste / Total Collected Waste) × 100.

Target: 30%+ of collected waste recycled or composted.

4.4 Jobs Created

Definition: The number of active cleanliness workers employed by CDEs in the county.

Measurement Method:

• Monthly payroll records shall confirm active workers;
• Workers on leave or inactive for more than 30 days shall not be counted;
• The figure shall be verified quarterly by the IAG department and county council.

Target: Minimum 2,000 workers per county (planning benchmark).

4.5 Public Satisfaction

Definition: The percentage of residents who report satisfaction with cleanliness in their area.

Measurement Method:

• Annual or bi-annual surveys conducted through the Jowih Asta ;
• Sample size: minimum 1,000 respondents per sub-region (or statistically significant sample);
• Question: "How satisfied are you with the cleanliness of your community's public spaces?" Scale: Very Satisfied, Satisfied, Neutral, Dissatisfied, Very Dissatisfied.

Target: 80%+ of respondents report "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied."

SECTION 5: BUDGET AND FUNDING

5.1 Ring-Fenced Allocation

5.2 Budget Allocation

5.2 Coordination

CDEs coordinate with county councils to avoid duplication.

Waste collected by CDEs is delivered to county council disposal sites.

County councils provide disposal infrastructure where available.