EPROK KENYA

09/07/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦! 🎉

We're delighted to officially welcome Bevly Mghoi to the EPROK Kenya team as our Membership and Programmes Intern for the next three months. She is currently a 3rd Year Student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences.

Bevly is no stranger to our work, having previously volunteered with EPROK during our e-waste collection drives. We're excited to have her back, this time in a more active role supporting our membership and programmes.

"The more the hands, the greater the work!" – Bevly Mghoi

𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝑩𝒆𝒗𝒍𝒚!

07/07/2026

E-waste doesn't disappear when you put it in a drawer. It stays in your home, in your community, and eventually, in our soil and waterways.

At the Baraka Estate collection drive, our Communications Lead, Valyne Kinya, shares why community-level action is at the heart of how EPROK is implementing Extended Producer Responsibility in Kenya — and why meeting people where they are matters.

"We come here, we're able to talk to the residents, we're able to explain how they can safely dispose of these items."

From our early drives at Strathmore University's iLabAfrica to going directly into neighbourhoods like Baraka Estate, the programme has evolved because we know that convenience drives participation. When disposal is accessible, communities act.

We are grateful to our partners E-Waste Initiative Kenya (E-WIK) and the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations (KARA) for making this possible, and to every Baraka Estate resident who showed up.

The full video is now live on YouTube. Watch it, share it, and let's keep this conversation going.

🔗 https://youtu.be/nJMn3xp2igE?si=jRqM8AUxPc7-Ilp1

02/07/2026

Day one of our July E-Waste Collection Drive at Strathmore University is in the books, and the community delivered! ♻️

Students and staff showed up to drop off their end-of-life electronics responsibly. Every device donated earned a raffle ticket and a chance to win big. 🎁

But tomorrow is the one that counts for those who missed today. 3rd July 2026 is your last chance. Bring your old phones, laptops, printers, or any end-of-life electronics to the Main Auditorium Parking Lot between 10 AM and 4 PM. Drop off. Earn your ticket. Win big. 💚

29/06/2026

Recently, the EPROK KENYA team alongside Kenya Association of Manufacturers visited E-waste initiative kenya. (EWIK) at their facility in Uplands, Limuru. The purpose of the visit was to tour their facility and have a hands-on look at what responsible e-waste processing, repair, and repurposing looks like in practice.

The visit was an opportunity to assess progress on our collaboration activities under the MoU signed last year, spanning collection, training, research, and advocacy. Our discussions surfaced a shared ambition of shifting the narrative on e-waste in Kenya from waste to resource.

Thuo Lawrence, Founder and Executive Director of EWIK, put it plainly, "𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑡."

Key priorities emerging from the engagement include joint research publications to strengthen advocacy on e-waste policy, and community-level initiatives that reach residents across the country.

We closed the day the way we intend to move forward, by planting trees. A small act. A deliberate one. A reminder that environmental stewardship is not only about managing what has already been discarded, but about investing in what grows next.

Partnerships like this one are central to EPROK's mission. We are committed to deepening our collaboration with EWIK as we work together to build an e-waste ecosystem that is grounded in evidence, driven by community, and anchored in Africa's own circular economy story.

27/06/2026

24/06/2026

The EPR Fee Validation Workshop is underway.

EPROK KENYA and GOGLA are convening producers, recyclers, waste actors, and government representatives from Nema Kenya and Nairobi City County to deliberate and validate the proposed EPR fee structure for Kenya’s electrical and electronic equipment sector.

The fee is the financial engine that will fund the collection, recycling, and responsible management of e-waste in Kenya, and getting it right requires that the people who will pay it, collect it, and operate within it have a meaningful say in how it is structured.

More to follow from today’s discussions.

22/06/2026

EPROK KENYA is proud to be a partner of the 6th Africa International E-Waste Conference, hosted by The WEEE Centre on 15th and 16th October 2026 at Diani Reef Beach Resort, Diani, Kenya. 🌍

This is one of Africa's most significant gatherings on e-waste governance and circular economy, and EPROK's participation reflects our commitment to ensuring Kenya's EPR experience contributes to the continental conversation.

Our Coordinator, John Marvin Ayara, will be speaking at the conference, leading discussions on EPR implementation in Kenya. If you work in e-waste, environmental policy, or sustainability across Africa, this is a conference worth attending.

🔗 Register here: luma.com/africa-ewaste-2026

17/06/2026

Our Isiolo County engagement extended beyond government offices. The EPROK KENYA team also sat down with the Isiolo Eco Alliance CBO, a community-based organisation doing vital work at the intersection of environmental conservation, climate advocacy, and community empowerment in Isiolo County.

Effective e-waste management is not built from the top down alone. It is built from the ground up, through trusted local actors who understand the people, the terrain, and the behaviours that formal systems often cannot reach. CBOs bring proximity and trust, and when it comes to shifting behaviour around end-of-life electronics, that matters.

Our discussion explored collaboration across three areas: community-level e-waste collection to bring end-of-life electronics into formal channels, awareness and behaviour change leveraging the CBO's community credibility, and responsible disposal pathways that connect grassroots collection to licensed recycling infrastructure.

Alongside government partnerships, EPROK is building relationships with the community actors who can make EPR tangible at the household level. Isiolo Eco Alliance is part of a growing network of community partnerships that will underpin our work across the region.

Is your organisation working on environmental conservation or waste management at the community level? We would love to connect: [email protected]

15/06/2026

Congratulations to Joseph Mungai, Founder and CEO of AceleAfrica, on being named in the 2026 Africa's Business Heroes Top 100. 👏

As an EPROK KENYA member, AceleAfrica is building the circular economy that Africa's energy sector needs, from pioneering sustainable battery technology to closing the loop on end-of-life energy products.

This recognition is well earned.

15/06/2026

Our county-level engagement programme continues, and our latest visit took us to the County Government of Isiolo, a strategically important hub in Kenya's waste management landscape whose influence extends well beyond its own borders.

We met with Osman Halake, Municipal Manager, Kabale Roba, Environment Officer, and Kezo Hussein from the Department of Water and Sanitation. A key insight from the engagement was that Isiolo does not manage waste for its residents alone. The county also extends waste management support to neighbouring counties, including Samburu, making every infrastructure decision here a regional matter, not just a local one.

Four priorities shaped the conversation: developing a new dumpsite as the existing facility approaches full capacity, establishing Material Recovery Facilities to divert recyclable materials, including e-waste from landfill, structured capacity building for waste pickers, and targeted resident awareness on responsible waste disposal.

For EPROK, Isiolo is a compelling case for why PROs must engage meaningfully at the county level. As electronic products reach more households across the region, the need for structured e-waste collection and licensed recycling pathways becomes a shared responsibility across the entire catchment area. EPR cannot be implemented from Nairobi alone.

We look forward to building a formal partnership with the County Government of Isiolo.