Thika industrialist ordered to stop collecting garbage

The Kiambu County government has ordered Jungle Nuts Company to stop garbage collection in Thika and its environs, rendering about 200 people jobless as the authority maintains it was not consulted by the firm.

In a letter dated January 8, Water, Environment and Natural Resources executive Esther Njuguna says Jungle Nuts’ refuse chambers constructed at various collection points in Thika are outdated and an environmental hazard that will be demolished.