Juba City Council Intensifies Sanitation Enforcement With Weekly Clean-Up Campaign

By Patricia John Kenyi

Juba City Council has intensified efforts to improve sanitation and waste management in the capital through a weekly clean-up campaign launched in Munuki Block A.

The campaign, launched Saturday, Sept. 5, follows a directive by Central Equatoria State Gov. Emmanuel Adil Anthony designating every Saturday as a general cleaning day across Juba.

The Juba City Council is mobilizing residents, businesses and community leaders to take greater responsibility for waste disposal and sanitation in their neighborhoods.

Acting Mayor Jennifer Yabu said the council would continue enforcing sanitation regulations while working to improve garbage collection services across the city.

She urged households and businesses to stop dumping waste on public roads and discharging wastewater into streets. Yabu also called on residents to use appropriate sanitation facilities and avoid public urination.

“Keeping Juba clean requires the participation of everyone,” officials said, urging residents to cooperate with municipal authorities and place garbage at designated collection points.

Deputy Mayor for Environment and Sanitation Stephen Lomude Martin said the Saturday clean-up would become a regular citywide exercise. He warned that people found dumping waste on roads could face fines in accordance with municipal regulations.

Deputy Mayor for Infrastructure and Development Services Wol Mutok Deng Wol said sanitation violations could also lead to legal action. He urged residents to follow garbage collection schedules and pay the 20,000 South Sudanese pound waste collection fee.

Wol also called on local chiefs, women’s associations and other community groups to support door-to-door awareness campaigns aimed at promoting proper waste disposal.

Deputy Governor Paulino Lukudu Obede urged residents to report failures in garbage collection and called on businesses to maintain proper sanitation standards.

Community leaders in Munuki welcomed the initiative but said irregular garbage collection remained a major challenge.

A women’s representative said residents were prepared to participate in keeping the neighborhood clean but appealed to the council to ensure garbage trucks regularly reach the area.

The Chairman of the Munuki neighborhood committee, which serves about 2,500 households, called for improvements to roads and drainage to make it easier for waste collection vehicles to access the community.

Juba City Council officials urged residents to gather waste at designated collection points, observe sanitation regulations and work with local authorities to maintain cleaner neighborhoods.

The weekly clean-up campaign forms part of the council’s broader efforts to strengthen waste management, enforce sanitation regulations and reduce indiscriminate dumping across Juba.