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The Freetown City Council (FCC) has officially partnered with the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) to begin strict enforcement of the city’s sanitation byelaws.
The initiative follows the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the FCC and law enforcement, signaling a unified and aggressive crackdown on illegal waste disposal across the capital.
The joint operations kicked off with a high-profile launch at the Lumley Police Station, where city officials met with the Regional Commander of the West for the Sierra Leone Police. Dubbed the DortiMusGo campaign, the initiative blends community education with direct legal enforcement.
Teams comprising FCC personnel, police officers, and waste service providers have begun extensive outreach efforts.
During these walkthroughs, registered service providers accompany teams to immediately register households and businesses that have not yet signed up for formal waste collection.
City officials are emphasizing that the era of voluntary compliance has transitioned into mandatory enforcement. Under the newly enacted byelaws, any resident or business owner found operating without a registration from an FCC-approved waste service provider will face swift legal consequences.
The Penalty: Violators are liable to pay a 5,000 New Leones (NLe) fine or face formal prosecution in a court of law.
The leadership of the FCC expressed deep gratitude toward the Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police, as well as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for providing the necessary security and enforcement personnel to make the campaign viable.
With law enforcement now actively patrolling alongside city council workers, the FCC is urging all Freetonians to comply immediately. The overarching message of the campaign remains clear: to permanently sanitize the capital city, everyone must register, properly dispose of their waste, and ensure that “dorti mus go.”
