Community Engagement & Walk along Ngong River
The Canaan Estate Community Hall filled with the low murmur of people finding seats — boots scraping, someone testing a mic, rain still drying on the windows from the night before.
ETCO joined UN‑Habitat, the German Embassy, and the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC) to talk plainly about Nairobi’s rivers: what they are now, what they could be, and why the Nairobi Dam and its tributaries cannot be an afterthought.
263 voices, 400 metres of truth
Voices carried weight — from Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dr Martin Röw, UN‑Habitat’s Oumar Sylla, and NRC Chairperson Dr Pamela Olet, among others. The conversation was not charity theatre; it was agencies, community, and blunt reality in one room.
Then we walked. Four hundred metres along a stretch of the Ngong River system — enough to see plastic snagged in roots, enough to feel why partnership cannot be optional. By the end, the list of next steps sounded like work: coordinate, fund, enforce, return, repeat.
A river walk is not a nature stroll here. It is evidence. You smell it. You see how settlements and infrastructure meet water in ways that need patience, money, and political will — not blame aimed only at the poorest.
Two hundred and sixty-three community members participated and were sensitised — people who will go home and explain what they saw in their own words. That is how change survives a conference.
No single organisation can carry a river alone. If you care about clean water and honest cities, amplify this work, connect us with allies, and keep saying it — #LetTheRiversFlow — until budgets follow the talk.
Ngong River Regeneration Network - Zone (1-6)
The Ngong River Regeneration Network Zone Coordinators (Zones 1–6) held a productive meeting with the Commissioners representing the Ngong River, chaired by Commissioner Benjamin Langwen, alongside Commissioners John Kioli and Dr. Loice Jepkemboi Kipkiror, together with Inspector Ashford - NRC Secretariat. The meeting was highly engaging and inspiring, leaving us even more energized and committed to advancing the river restoration agenda. Together, we reaffirmed our shared commitment to not only regenerating our rivers, but also promoting a cleaner environment, encouraging food production through downstream farming, and creating sustainable job opportunities through riverine activities. #NgongRiverRestoration #NairobiRivers #EnvironmentalConservation #RiverRegeneration #ClimateAction #CommunityEmpowerment #GreenJobs
World Menstrual Hygiene Day Celebration
In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, ETCO, in partnership with Rotary Club of Nairobi Connect and with support from the Safaricom Foundation, today donated 900 sanitary towels to girls at Joash Olum Primary School. This initiative was aimed at supporting the girl child by promoting menstrual dignity, boosting confidence, and helping keep girls in school so they can stay focused on their education and future careers.
Kikuyu Rotary Club Team site visit - partnership
It was a pleasure hosting the Nairobi Rotary Club Connect’s Yumbya Nyamai, who also represented Ecologists Without Borders (EcoWB), alongside the Kikuyu Rotary Club Presidents—past, current, and incoming—George Ngotho, Patrick, and Marion respectively. We truly appreciated your visit to the site and your interest in the upcoming waste management project.