Abstract

With many Kenyans migrating to urban centers and the already existing high population in Kenya’s urban centres, there has been increased pressure on the demand for residential housing. Most people live in informal settlements like shanty towns. This has led to poor living conditions and environmental degradation.  Lack of adherence to planning regulations has led to high rise developers encroaching water catchment areas and other areas of unique biodiversity.

In this paper an effort has been made to identify suitable sites for safe disposal of county and other solid waste generated in Kajiado County. Using GIS and Multicriteria Evaluation (MCE) for identification of landfill site is more economical and effective than traditional techniques. Selection of suitable site depends on several factors to ensure environment friendly disposal of solid waste. For analysis and identification of suitable site for safe disposal in Kajiado County. Spatial and non-spatial data were collected from various sources.