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One of the uncollected stinking garbage continues piling up along Majengo road in Mombasa County. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]
As the world marks World Environment Day today, residents of Mwakirunge in Mombasa County are calling for urgent action to address what they describe as a worsening environmental and public health crisis linked to the Mwakirunge dumpsite.
The residents say years of unchecked waste disposal have exposed thousands of families to hazardous living conditions, with concerns ranging from air and water pollution to frequent disease outbreaks and poor infrastructure.
A visit to the 50-acre open dumpsite set up way back in 2009 established overflowing waste with several ‘scavenger families’ rummaging through the garbage brought there by public and private trucks, with smoke bellowing in the air despite recent heavy rains.
