It was more than just a cleanup—it was a movement. Students in Kabuku Town rolled up their sleeves and hit the streets alongside Bishop Dr. Emily Onyango, kicking off a powerful day of climate action organised by the Centre for Anglican Women’s Leadership and Research in Africa (CAWLRA).
The event, held at St Paul’s Limuru, brought together inspiring leaders including Canon Rachel Mash, Rev Dennis Nthenge, and Rev Captain Janet Kariuki from the Green Anglicans movement.
Rev Dennis shared his personal challenge to “Follow Your Waste”—a campaign that took him from his own bin to Dandora dumpsite. “I saw kids playing barefoot near burning piles of plastic. Families raising children in smoke-filled air. It hit me—our waste doesn’t disappear, it just moves… often into someone else’s home.”
He urged students to rethink how they manage their trash: sort it at the source, separate plastics, glass, and organic waste, and see waste not as garbage—but as opportunity. “This is more than going green,” he said. “It’s loving your unseen neighbour. It’s living the Gospel.”
Canon Rachel Mash brought a hard truth from scripture: “I brought you into a fertile land, but you made my inheritance detestable” (Jeremiah 2:7). She reminded the group how plastic is now everywhere—our rivers, our food, even unborn babies. She challenged students to take action like activists and innovators:
- Photograph common polluting products during cleanups
- Tag the companies behind them
- Explore eco-friendly alternatives that create local jobs
With high energy, the student team swept through the streets of Kabuku, turning faith into action and leaving a visible difference behind.
Rev Dennis also shared striking photos from his Dandora visit, part of Tearfund’s environmental campaign—images that challenged everyone to do more, and do it now.
📸 Photo credits: Tearfund and St Paul’s Limuru
