In accordance with United Nations Centre for Human
Settlements and Ford Foundation (1998), after privatization in
1994, when Multinet Africa Co. Limited was awarded the sole
contract, there was a remarkable improvement in solid waste
management with up to 75% of the wastes generated in privatized
zones being collected. In recent years, the total number of registered
private companies in the city has increased to 49 (Kaseva &
Mbuligwe, 2003), but 12 contractors (mostly CBOs) were not
operating due to financial constraints (Kirama, 2013). According to
the Dar es Salaam City Council, by 2010 only 23 private companies
were involved under the franchising system and 44 out of 73 (60%)
wards in the city are being serviced under this system. Even after
introducing private sector participation in solid wastes collection
only 38.5% of 29,764 tons generated per week was collected and
transported to the Dar es Salaam city dumpsite. Inadequate
collection and disposal was because of inadequate
budget allocation for management of wastes, poor institutional
capacity and infrastructures. Other factors include poor logistics,
management skills, technology and financial resources and high
rate of urbanization. The objective of the research is to evaluate
effectiveness of private sector participation in solid waste collection
and transportation in Dar es Salaam City.