Nyeri — A standoff on the selection of an ideal garbage disposal site in Nyeri now threatens the health of residents in Nyeri town where littered streets are becoming common.
The county government is yet to identify a dumping site with residents in Konyu, Nyeri Central, Karima and Kiganjo wards rejecting the establishment of disposal areas in Karindundu, Gikeu, Nyaribo, Old Sewerage and Blue Valley.
Environment County Executive Committee Member Beth Karimi was holed up in a meeting with the Nyeri County Assembly Environmental Committee led by Karatina MCA Watson Weru on Tuesday as members worked to find a solution to the current stalemate.
Governor Mutahi Kahiga has faced fierce criticism over failure to put in place an effective solid waste management plan with Nyeri County Assembly Speaker John Kaguchia saying Kahiga's administration's continued insistence on dumping as opposed to management is the cause of inefficiency.
"Rejection of waste disposal by Nyeri residents near their homes and estates is understable since it affects their health and ways of doing things.
