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ICT Authority to Manage E-Waste For Public Institutions

ElvyLewis Ndungu by ElvyLewis Ndungu
October 2, 2023
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Stanley Kamanguya, CEO of the ICT Authority

Stanley Kamanguya, CEO of the ICT Authority

The ICT Authority (ICTA) is spearheading the management of electronic waste (e-waste) for government agencies. Public institutions in Kenya can now deliver their electronic waste to the ICTA to minimize the adverse environmental impacts of e-waste.

This is in line with Section 176 of the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act (2020) which supports the transfer of e-waste from public institutions to ICTA. It directs an accounting officer of a procuring entity to ensure that an annual assets disposal plan is prepared for items declared as unserviceable, surplus or obsolete, obsolescence stores, asset or equipment. Section 177 of the Act highlights the establishment of a disposal committee for purposes of e-waste disposal in public institutions.

The Authority targets to collect 100,000 devices from 284 public organisations, which include State Corporations, Universities, and TVETs in this fiscal year. Institutions can deliver their e-waste to the National Refurbishment, Assembly, and E-waste Management Facility located at Supplies Branch, Off Likoni Road in Industrial Area, Nairobi.

Through a partnership with the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, (PPRA), ICTA has so far collected 11,103 devices from 42 public institutions and tested 2,696 devices.

Speaking during the E-Waste & Disposal Framework in the Public Sector Breakfast Meeting on Thursday, Stanley Kamanguya, CEO of the ICT Authority, noted the need for more engagement from public institutions on the proper use of electronic devices from purchase, use and disposal.

“We have agreed in one voice that we need to give this issue of e-waste attention so that we can be able to take care of our environment. There is also a lot of value that we continue to lose by having so many devices lying around without use,” said Kamanguya.

“In the last 11 months, we have received over 11,000 devices and we are even thinking of creating an ICT devices museum based on the devices we are receiving,” he added.

On her part, Zilpher Owiti, Director of Partnerships, Innovations and Capacity Development at the ICT Authority, echoed the CEO’s sentiments on creating jobs for the youth as they manage the e-waste in the country in a bid to support the digital economy and ICT projects.

She said: “Even as we do this work with a focus on cleaning our environment, this is part of creating employment. The value chain of e-waste from collection to sorting to recycling also requires manpower. This is one of our objectives that we can repair, reuse and engage our youth.”

“For this year, we intend to collect 100,000 devices from ministries, counties and state corporations as we scale to other private sectors and individuals,” she added. She noted that they have informed a committee of 15 organisations to drive awareness and sustain the project going forward.

Jane Njoroge, a Procurement Policy Consultant who gave a presentation on Emerging trends, sustainability, and Green Procurement on E-waste noted that institutions need to embrace and enforce sustainable procurement practices.

“Government entities have a role to ensure sustainable procurement practices are observed when purchasing devices. This approach aligns with SDG goal no. 12 which is responsible consumption and production,” she said.

According to the ICTA, the e-Waste and Refurbishment Project (e-Waste Kenya Project) aims to promote environmental protection, economic growth, and social well-being through the creation of a green economy. In a statement it adds, “The Authority aims to collect and dispose of obsolete electronic devices to safeguard the environment, save natural resources, and reduce unnecessary dumps and landfills.”


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