Cases / Waste management · Kenya · 2021–2026
Nairobi's Dandora dumpsite stays open despite 2021 court ruling
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The Standard reported that Dandora remains open despite a 2021 court ruling and a 2022 Kenyan law requiring waste separation. The sources reviewed do not describe the environmental effects of the dumpsite.
What?
The Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi remains open despite a 2021 court ruling. The Standard
Where?
Dandora, Nairobi, Kenya The Standard
When?
2021 court ruling; 2022 law; 2026 report The Standard
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Kenya's 2022 law requires waste separation; the dumpsite remains open. The Standard
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
The Standard reported in 2026 that Dandora remains open despite a 2021 court ruling.
The Standard reported that Kenya's 2022 law made waste separation mandatory.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the court case or describe its terms.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe health or environmental effects at Dandora.
- None on record The sources reviewed describe organic waste collected in Boma for pig feed, but do not link Boma to Dandora.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers
Press and investigations
- Four governors, broken promisesThe Standard · 2026