Efforts toward Achieving a Healthy Environment in Uganda: An Assessment of Waste Management in Kampala Central Division

Introduction: There are a lot of international legal and legislative frameworks in place to monitor and assess the state of the global environment and provide scientific understanding of how environmental changes occur, and in turn, how such changes can be managed by action-oriented national policies and international agreements. In the face of growing foreign investment in developing countries with the birth of trade liberation policies, environments are at risk due to emission of hazardous waste substances posing a risk to human health.
Aim: Therefore, the study aims to examine the role and responsibilities of stakeholders in the management of environmental wastes
Method: The study was a cross sectional study which employed quantitative method of data collection. The field data was collected through open ended questionnaires and observations. The secondary data was obtained through extensive literature review of documents. In all, 120 respondents were purposively recruited to be part of the study.
Findings: The study found that foreign or local industries were largely the producers of most of the waste which found its way to the environment. However, they are not involved in the collection and management of waste. Also, the dumping sites are not accessible forcing individuals to throw waste in the open.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that without proper coordination between government, producers and private waste collecting companies, it will be difficult to achieve a clean environment looking at the increase in foreign investors in the economy of Uganda. The government should strengthen existing legal and legislative frameworks in order to guarantee the interest of the masses.