Prime

Population pressure adds to stink of Kenya’s garbage problem

A boy walks across a sea of garbage in Nairobi’s Kawangware slums on January 12, 2018. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NMG

By  BERNARDINE MUTANU

A spot-check across all major towns in Kenya reveals a common waste management problem.

Mounds of uncollected garbage are the order of the day, leaving residents in urban centres at risk of disease outbreaks.

PAYE Tax Calculator

Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.

Get it First!

Stay up to date on the editors' picks of the week.

Latest

  1. PRIME MPs, Senators’ spending on foreign trips rises by Sh800m

  2. PRIME Quickmart reveals supplier funded growth strategy

  3. PRIME Homes, businesses face fines for illegal solar connections to Kenya Power

  4. PRIME Bank branches mirror concentration of economic power in 10 counties

In the headlines

View All