TABLE OF CONTENTS
Declaration .......................................................................................................................... ii
Dedication .......................................................................................................................... iii
Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................. iv
List of tables ...................................................................................................................... vii
List of figures ................................................................................................................... viii
List of acronyms ................................................................................................................. ix
Operational definitions ........................................................................................................ x
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... xi
CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................. 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. !
1.1 Background information ......................................................................................... 1
1.2 Problem statement ................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Justification ................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Objectives ................................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER2 ....................................................................................................................... 5
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................... 5
2.1 Solid waste management.. ................................................................................... 5
2.2 Awareness on dangers of improper solid waste management ............................ 5
2.3 Role of Local town council in solid waste management ................................ 7
2.4 Constraints of solid waste management by local council ............................... 8
CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... 10
3.0 METHODS ................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Study design .................................................................................................. IO
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3.2 Data collection .............................................................................................. 10
3.3 Data analysis and presentation ...................................................................... 10
3.4 Study limitations ........................................................................................... I 0
CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................. 11
4.0 RESULTS ..................................................................................................... !!
4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Demographic data of respondents ................................................................• ll
CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................... 18
5.0 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION ........................................................... l8
5.1 Discussion ............................................................................ : ........................ 18
Conclusions ......................................................................... : ............................................. 20
REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 21
APPENDICES .................................................................................................................. 22
APPENDIX!. .................................................................................................................... 22
APPEND IX II ................................................................................................................... 25
APPENDIX Ill: ................................................................................................................. 27
Map of Uganda .................................................................................................................. 27
APPENDIX IV .................................................................................................................. 27
BUDGET EXPENDITURE .............................................................................................. 27
ABSTRACT
A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in Kisumu municipality, Kisumu district- Kenya between 20th may to 20tl' July, 2008. The main objective was to determine solid waste in Kisumu municipality. Specifically, the study objectives include; Identification of methods of solid waste management , to determine the level of awareness on dangers of improper solid waste management in the study area, and to find out the role of local and town council in management of solid wastes. The data was collected by the use of questionnaires (closed and open ended). From sample size ofn=80 who include both males and females of the range 20-60 years. More than half of the respondents (63.75%) knew crude damping as a method of refuse disposal and a few (3.75) knew SLF. Most respondents use crude damping because it is cheap and time saving. Problems experienced with the use of crude damping include; destruction of plantations and bad smell on damping areas. All the respondents (100%) were aware of health problems associated with improper solid waste management. The health problems includes; disease outbreak and harboring of rodents and pests. More than three quarters of respondents (90%) said the local council gives assistance in management of solid wastes. However, all the respondents said that the solid management in the area was inadequate.