Meeting with Nairobi Rivers Commissioners
Courtesy visits can feel like protocol on paper; in person they are handshakes, notebooks, and the quiet negotiation of who will actually walk the riverbank next week. ETCO CEO Collince Onyango arrived at the Nairobi Rivers Commission alongside Lang’ata MP Phelix Odiwuor — Jalang’o — to talk shop about water, waste, and the people who live in between.
Chairperson Dr Pamela Olet welcomed the delegation; Brig. Joseph Muracia (Ag. CEO) and Commissioners Eva Muhia and Mumo Musuva joined the table. Jalang’o reaffirmed that his office would work through local administration to keep communities in the loop — not as an afterthought, but as the front line where cleanup lives or dies.
Jobs, dignity, legacy
Conversation kept returning to two rails: protect the environment, and open employment that makes protection possible. A president’s legacy was mentioned — not as gossip, but as a reminder that rivers outlast campaigns. For ETCO, the takeaway is simple: partnerships matter, but community labour is the currency that clears a channel.
Commission leadership listened — Dr Olet’s chair, Brig. Muracia’s operational notes, Commissioners Muhia and Musuva adding local texture. These are not glamorous meetings; they are how Nairobi’s river politics touch soil: who gets hired, which ward gets trucks first, which community leader is trusted to call a crowd without inciting chaos.
ETCO left with a sharper sense of where community voices must sit in those plans — not as decoration at a launch, but as people who know which informal path floods first. If you live along a tributary, join a neighbourhood crew; your eyes are data the commission cannot buy.
Easter Feeding Program
Thanks to Tim Ruff and Stephanie, ETCO hosted a warm Easter Friday feeding program for children at our new office—bringing joy, a good meal, and community together in Kibera.
ETCO's Kibera Slums Tour
We thank Tim Ruff and Stephanie for joining ETCO’s Slum Tour in Kibera—walking with us, listening to residents, and experiencing the strength and reality of our community firsthand.
FLOOD SUPPORT APPEAL – KIBERA
Heavy rains brought flooding to Kibera’s riparian areas—destroying homes, claiming lives, and leaving families in urgent need. ETCO appeals to well-wishers for food, clothing, bedding, medical support, and other basics, while urging everyone to stay safe around fast water and contamination risks.