Zoomlion Kenya has evacuated more than 55,000 tonnes of waste from across Nairobi since commencing operations on March 27, 2026, a performance the company says is more than four times the city’s previous evacuation capacity, as the Ghanaian-owned waste management firm accelerates its integrated sanitation programme in the Kenyan capital.
Project Director Dr. Peter Dagadu disclosed the figures during a working visit by Kenya’s Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah to the Zoomlion head office in Nairobi on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. He said the company found approximately 109 illegal dumpsites scattered across the city before its intervention and has since launched a large-scale legacy waste evacuation exercise, transporting accumulated waste to the designated Dandora Dumpsite while undertaking significant infrastructure improvements at the facility, including upgraded internal access roads, reorganised tipping operations and round-the-clock systems to improve efficiency.
As part of its long-term strategy, Zoomlion Kenya plans to construct four zonal transfer stations across the city, each with a daily handling capacity of between 800 and 1,200 tonnes, to strengthen waste consolidation and transportation. The company is also developing a state-of-the-art waste processing and resource recovery facility at Ruai, designed to handle 3,600 tonnes per day and scheduled for commissioning by the end of November 2026. The facility will support recycling, composting and broader circular economy activities aimed at reducing dependence on landfill disposal.
Dagadu said the programme deliberately incorporates actors from the informal waste sector, community groups and existing operators to ensure shared economic opportunity and sustainable implementation.
Ichung’wah welcomed the partnership as a model of intra-African collaboration, reflecting a continental shift toward homegrown solutions and cross-border partnerships in public service delivery.
Apostle Dr. Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, also addressed Zoomlion Kenya staff during the visit, urging competence, moral integrity and unity as the company expands its footprint across Africa. Executive Chairman of Ghana’s Jospong Group, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, attended alongside senior management following the two-day Africa Forward Summit held in Nairobi on May 11 and 12, 2026.
