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EDITORIAL: Closing illegal dumpsites bold step that’ll save lives

Nairobi’s main dumpsite in Dandora is more than three times full, holding more than 1.8 million tonnes of solid waste against its 500,000-tonne capacity. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  Business Daily

Nation Media Group

The move to shut down illegal dumpsites in Nairobi County is welcome and long overdue.

The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), which recently took over the running of the county from elected officials, says it has identified 80 such sites that it will close down soon.

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