The assessment of solid waste management policy implementation in Uganda; Case Study: Nyendo-Senyange Division

Abstract

Uganda’s central and local governments have made great efforts to improve SWM policy implementation. Regulations and policies have been issued, urban infrastructure improved, and commercialization and international cooperation have been encouraged to be part of the design. The responsibility of solid waste management (SWM) lies with local governments as specified in the Local Governments Act of 1997. This research study was carried out to assess Solid Waste Management policy implementation in Nyendo-Senyange Division, one of the three divisions of Masaka Municipality. The research was aimed at achieving four objectives namely: To explore the nature of policy implementation on Solid Waste Management, examine the challenges encountered in Solid Waste Management policy implementation, find out appropriate strategies to address the challenges encountered in Solid Waste Management policy implementation in Nyendo-Senyange Division, Masaka Municipality, Masaka District. This research looked at the methodology used to collecting data such as questionnaires, interviewing, documentation review and focus group discussion. It also looked at the area of study and its population, sample size, summary of the findings, recommendations of the study and conclusions. Research findings showed that almost all targeted groups knew several Solid Waste management practices but they weren’t practicing them all because some were beyond their reach (practiced at division level). The division has done tremendous work in SWM but more efforts needed to be double to combat the problem of crude dumping. Management policy challenges could best be handled just if we brought community people, Civil Society and other duty bearers to be part of the policy design, implementation and evaluation. Appropriate technologies needed to be incorporated in the policy frame work in order to promote green productivity for solid waste management