The Antecedent Role of Community Participation in Solid Waste Management: Opportunities and Challenges for the County Government of Kisumu

Solid waste management is one of the main responsibilities of county governments in Kenya and developing countries in general. One of the ways in which county governments in the developing countries handle solid waste management is through public private partnerships and public community partnerships. This paper tried to examine the factors that have led to the successes or failures of public community partnerships in solid waste management and looks at how these factors can be adopted in the wider context by the county government of Kisumu. From the study, factors such as effective leadership and strong institutional frameworks are needed for public community partnerships to be successful. Public community partnerships are current and promoted around the world in developing countries. It is therefore relevant to study the actors that are involved and examine the factors that can contribute to the successes of failures of such partnerships.