Harrison Ouma Kwach has over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing innovative water, sanitation, and waste management systems in urban areas. He has worked on projects in Kenya, Somalia, and other East African countries for organizations such as UN-HABITAT and Concern Worldwide. Currently, he is developing waste management projects and technologies for towns in Kenya and other countries as part of his role with UN-HABITAT's Urban Basic Services Branch.

1. 3D. Format of Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Name: Harrison Ouma Kwach
P.O. Box 47818, 00100, Nairobi Kenya.
Email: Harrison.kwach@unhabitat.org, or harrisonkwach@yahoo.com
Profession: WASH Expert
Date of Birth: 25/01/1969
Years with Firm/entity: 23 years
Nationality: Kenyan
Membership in Professional Societies: Experts Group on Faecal Sludge Management
Specific field of preference: Design and Capacity Building on Urban Waste Management Systems
Key Qualifications Relevant to the Assignment:
Mr. Kwach has over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing innovative water sanitation
and waste management systems WASH (MSWM and Faecal sludge) for cities and urban centres with
focus on low cost urban settlements, IDP and Refugee camps. He possesses wide expertise in
Environmental sanitation in high density urban settlements, and focused on action research in developing
innovative technologies and solutions to imaging environmental challenges. He has been involved in
urban waste management programmes at the highest level both locally and internationally. In 2012 he
worked for UN – HABITAT in a programme where he designed a SWM system and is currently completing
the related training and capacity building programmes for 15 secondary towns in the 5 East African
countries as a component of Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative II of the UN-HABITAT he also
designed strategies to promote community based low cost pit latrine exhauster services within thickly
populated informal settlements with pilots in Nairobi, Dhaka, New Delhi, Dakar, Dar es salaam, Maputo,
Accra and Johannesburg (The Vacu-tug pit latrine exhauster services). Mr. Kwach has held key positions
in the various assignments he has worked in key among them the 2006 – 2012 Water for African Cities
Phase II Kenya, an assignment where he was the National Programmes Officer and led the team that
developed an integrated solid waste management system for Kibera slums as part of UN-HABITAT
support to Kenya Government, Developed and coordinated the implementation strategy for the Mirera
Karagita Water and Sanitation Programme of Naivasha Kenya on behalf of UN-HABITAT through Water
and sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) and also provided technical advice on water and sanitation to
the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP) among other duties. In a 2005 – 2006 UN – HABITAT
Programme he acted as a Waste Management Consultant where he formulated and drew up an
implementation strategy for an Integrated Water Sanitation and Waste Management project (WATSAN) in
Kibera, revived and restructured the management and daily operations of UN-HABITAT Vacutug
development project in Kibera and also valuated the progress of UN-HABITAT supported Mukuru
Recycling Centre and drew up an up scaling strategy among other consultancy duties. As an independent
consultant, he developed Kenya country urban programme component for Concern Worldwide and was
also contracted by the same entity to develop an ideal waste management program in the Korogocho
slums of Nairobi on a pilot scale (2002 - 2003). Presently he is attached to UN-HABITAT’s Urban Basic
Services Branch where he is developing waste management project concepts currently under discussion
targeting, Machakos, Kakamega, Garisa, Thika and Ruiru towns in Kenya, establishing low cost sludge
management technologies in high risk conflict cities “Sludge management in IDP camps - Mogadishu,
Somalia, SWM baseline in Dadaab refugee camps, Kenya and also developing innovative and low cost
technologies on sanitary solid waste disposal sites “Land Raise” for high water table secondary urban
centres with pilot trials being considered in Mozambique, South Africa and Kenya; and design and
construction of the Fukuoka landfill model commenced in Thika Town Kenya. These plus a host of other
assignments has sharpened Mr. Kwach’s skillset and is well placed to deliver any relevant project
obligations presented to him.

2. Education:
2014 – To date MSC in Sustainable Urban Development, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya,
The degree award due 2016
2008 - 2011 Bachelor of Arts, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya,
Double Major in Geography and Sociology
2000 - 2000 Diploma in Philosophy, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya,
Diploma with Distinction
Professional training;
Foundations on Environmental Management and Economics - Rhodes University, Grahams Town South
Africa
Environmental Management Systems – CREELS Nairobi, Kenya
Solid Waste Management – British Council and UHABITAT, Nairobi Kenya
Environmental Sanitation for Cities in Developing World – Sulabh Environmental Institute, New Delhi,
India
Employment Record:
01/2012 – To date Focal Point for Urban Waste Unit, UN-HABITAT,
He has designed a SWM disposal system and is currently completing the related
training and capacity building programmes for 15 secondary towns in the 5 East
African countries as a component of Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative
II of the UN-HABITAT. He also developed low cost sludge management
technologies in high risk conflict cities “Sludge management in IDP camps -
Mogadishu, Somalia. He is currently developing innovative and low cost
technology on sanitary solid waste disposal sites “Land Raise” for high water
table secondary urban centres with pilot trials being considered in Mozambique,
South Africa and Kenya; and commenced the Fukuoka landfill design in Thika
Town Kenya.
01/2006 – 12/2011 National Programmes Officer, UN-HABITAT - Water for African Cities Phase
II Kenya, Kenya, Somalia
He developed an integrated solid waste management system for Kibera slums as
part of UN-HABITAT support to Kenya Government. He designed innovative
sludge management system for IDP camps in Mogadishu, Somalia as a joint
project of the UN-HABITAT and UNICEF. He also designed a waste management
system for Daadab Refugee camp in Kenya on secondment by UN-HABITAT to
support UNHCR. He designed and coordinates the on-going Kenya Country
activities under UN-HABITAT Water for African Cities Programme. A total of
seven water sanitation and hygiene projects, Nairobi, Naivasha, Mandera, and
Kisumu. He designed and coordinated the implementation strategy for Kibera
water Sanitation and Waste management project in Soweto East Village under
the framework of Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP). He organised
and chaired an international experts group forum on Latrine pit design for
mechanized emptying in Zurich Switzerland within the framework of UN-HABITAT
Vacutug development Initiative. He coordinated the implementation strategy for
the Mirera Karagita Water and Sanitation Programme of Naivasha Kenya on
behalf of UN-HABITAT through Water and sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP).
He designed and coordinated the implementation of Solid Waste Management

3. component of phase I Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative of the UN-
HABITAT covering 10 towns in three East African Countries. He designed low
cost waste recycling options to enhance capacity of Mukuru Recycling Centre a
UN-Habitat supported community based waste recycling initiative. Provided
technical advice on water and sanitation to the Kenya Slum Upgrading
Programme (KENSUP)
05/2005 – 12/2005 Consultant, UN-HABITAT, Kenya
He revived and restructured the management and daily operations of UN-
HABITAT Vacutug development project in Kibera. He also formulated and drew
up an implementation strategy for an Integrated Water Sanitation and Waste
Management project (WATSAN) in Kibera. He evaluated the progress of UN-
HABITAT supported Mukuru Recycling Centre and drew up an up scaling
strategy. He liaised with Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP) in
developing strategy for a WATSAN project in Kibera.
01/2004 - 04/2005 Independent Consultant, PhamEng Technology Inc, Canada
He conducted social mapping and assessment of waste management system at
the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for the proposed Bioscience
Eastern and Central Africa (BECA) facility as part of EIA/SEA process.
Independent Consultant, Norken Engineering consultants, Kenya
He conducted EIA and Audits for Safaricom GSM base stations in Eastern,
Nairobi and Rift valley provinces of Kenya.
EIA Freelance Consultant, Various (Mobil Petroleum Company, Velos Office
Park, Langata Housing Project, Roll-mil Industries, Weetabix, Multiple
Hauliers E.A. Ltd), Kenya
He conducted EIA and Audits for the aforementioned entities
Independent Consultant, University of Nairobi, Soil Science Department,
Kenya
He set up waste management training and demonstration centre for Aerobic
composting, Vermi-composting, Bio-gas digester from urban organic waste for
electricity generation.
Independent Consultant, Common Wealth Housing Trust, Kenya
He conducted a survey on community based housing cooperatives in Nairobi
Independent Consultant, Jua Nguvu Limited, Kenya
He provided technical support to develop energy extraction system from natural
resources to run a community based milk pasteurization and bakery in Mtwapa
Independent Consultant, GoodCorporation, UK
He conducted social audit on Total Kenya (Petroleum Company) against
responsible business management principles (social audit) as set up by the global
Total Elf Fina group of companies
07/2002 – 12/2003 Waste Management Advisor, Concern Worldwide, Kenya
He developed Kenya country urban programme component for Concern
Worldwide, he also did a baseline survey on current and past practices on waste
management in the slums of Nairobi city. He developed an ideal waste
management program in the Korogocho slums of Nairobi on a pilot scale.
09/1999 – 06/2002 Waste Management Consultant, UN-Habitat, Kenya
He designed low cost integrated waste recycling technologies at community level
(Mukuru recycling centre, Nairobi). He also designed strategies to promote
community based low cost pit latrine exhauster services within thickly populated
informal settlements of Nairobi (The Vacu-tug pit latrine exhauster services
Kibera slums Nairobi). He conducted capacity building programmes on
community based waste management strategies. He also Developed two waste
recycling training manuals: Low cost composting training manual for small-scale
composting: Establishing a micro-enterprise. Based on the UN-HABITAT
community based waste management initiatives and Low cost integrated waste
recycling technologies training manual for small-scale waste recycling:
Establishing a micro-enterprise. This was based on UN-HABITAT community

4. based waste management initiatives. He organized both national, and project
based waste management training workshops on behalf of UN-HABITAT. He
prepared proposals for project development in areas of community based waste
management.
07/1998 - 08/1999 Independent Consultant, Engen Petroleum Company, Kenya
Conducted EIA for petrol stations in Machakos, Nairobi, Thika and Nakuru towns
in Kenya. Role: Social aspect of environmental site assessment.
Independent Consultant, Moi University, School of Environmental Studies,
Kenya
He devised enabling strategies for environmental management in growing multi-
million cities. - An economic and environmental assessment of solid waste
management systems in Kenya and India. The case of Nairobi:
04/1998 - 06/1998 Volunteer, Society for the Protection of Environment in Kenya
(SPEK), Kenya
He was responsible for community based waste management development
programmes. He was actively involved in fund raising (prepared project
proposals) and networking. He developed low cost waste management program
(low cost waste recycling, re-use and reduction) for schools
04/1997 - 03/1998 Independent Consultant, Japanese International cooperation (JICA), Kenya
He surveyed of the Dandora dump-site (the main waste dump-site for the city of
scavengers to determine their population and socio-economic implications. He
coordinated a waste management video documentary production as training
toolkit for awareness campaign. He also provided technical support for the
implementation of a pilot project (Kuku women group organic composting project)
for community based waste recycling demonstration. He organized a one-day
waste management workshop to harmonize working relationship between Nairobi
city council, private waste collectors and community-based waste recycling
enterprises. The result was the creation of Nairobi compost coordinating board at
community level and community development desk at city hall.
02/1993 - 04/1997 Projects Assistant/Coordinator, Foundation for Sustainable Development in
Africa (FSDA), Kenya
He provided technical support, coordination and implementation of 15 community
based waste management projects in Nairobi. He was involved with Programs
development (fund raising) and coordination.
04/1988 - 01/1992 Green house Assistant (Plants Grower), Samaritan’s Purse Agro-forestry
Project, Kenya
Green house management (temperature and moisture control to maintain an ideal
environment for plant seedlings’ growth using winstrip nursery method). He
Prepared and coordinated drip irrigation demonstrations at Nairobi international
show events as a marketing promotion. He coordinated sales and marketing of
seedlings, plants and drip irrigation equipment including installation, education
and training programs
Languages:
Speaking Reading Writing
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
Kiswahili Good Good Good
Luo Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ranking: Excellent, Good, Fair or Poor

5. Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe me,
my qualifications, and my experience, and that I will be available to work on the assignment as indicated
in the Proposal if it will be successful.
Date: 27th
February 2015
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