Rapid Urbanization, a Solid Waste Management Challenge in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya: A Case Study of Kawangware Ward in Nairobi
Keywords:
Rapid Urbanization, Solid Waste Management, Challenge, Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesAbstract
The aim of this study was to establish rapid urbanization as a solid waste management challenge in MSMEs in Kawangware ward in Nairobi. This study is anchored on Lee’s Theory of Migration. The study employed descriptive research design. Stratified random sampling technique was used to pinpoint the target population of 370 MSMEs business owners in Kawangware Ward, out of which 302 respondents participated. Based on the research objectives, the study provided a comprehensive literature review and analysis and formed a conceptual framework. Questionnaires were used to collect data and were researcher administered to comply with WHO and MOH guidelines of Covid-19. Research ethics were observed throughout the study. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26 software was used to analyze data and the summarized data were presented using percentages, figures, graphs, charts, and frequency tables. To determine the influence of rapid urbanization on solid waste management, multiple logistics regression analysis was used. The study findings showed that there was a negative significance between rapid urbanization and solid waste management (?=-0.57, p=0.030, ?=0.05). This showed that a unitary rise of rapid urbanization leads to a fall by 0.57 units in solid waste management. The null hypothesis that rapid urbanization has no significant influence on solid waste management was thus rejected. The findings implied that the higher the rapid urbanization, the more we can expect poor solid waste management. The study recommends the startups of MSMEs in rural areas to reduce rapid urbanization and to promote the 4R of waste management (refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle), and introduce community clean-up campaigns involving all the citizens to clean their respective environments.
Keywords: Rapid Urbanization, Solid Waste Management, Challenge, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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