Kisii County Deputy Governor Leads People In Removing Garbage At Keumbu Market

This morning, Dr. Robert Onsare Monda, the deputy governor of Kisii County, oversaw the cleanup effort at Keumbu Market in the Nyaribare Chache constituency.

Garbage collection has been a problem for the market, causing mountains of trash to flow onto the roads.

Speaking to reporters at the official launch of the initiative, Monda claimed that garbage collection has turned the entire Kisii county into an annoyance and an eyesore.

The operation to clean up the towns and marketplaces, according to Monda, will be expanded to all other markets in the county.

According to Monda, the current administration has received requests from numerous locals who want to use the trash as fertilizer for their farms.

“The waste here is degradable because it is mostly from farm produce, and we have many people from around who have requested for it,” Monda added.

He said that the county government would set aside money for the acquisition of equipment to help grind and process waste for use as fertilizer on farms.

Monda has also warned county workers, particularly those in the urban planning division, to perform well or face consequences.

“If you wait for someone else to come and perform your duties for you, then consider yourself fired,” Monda affirmed.

Businessmen in the market led by Naftali Oyugi said they are happy with the move.

“We were almost closing our businesses because of the stench that emanates from the heaps of garbage that have stayed for long in front of our premises,” Oyugi said.

“The waste here is degradable because it is mostly from farm produce, and we have many people from around who have requested for it,” Monda added.

He said that the county government would set aside money for the acquisition of equipment to help grind and process waste for use as fertilizer on farms.
Monda has also warned county workers, particularly those in the urban planning division, to perform well or face consequences.

“If you wait for someone else to come and perform your duties for you, then consider yourself fired,” Monda affirmed.

Businessmen in the market led by Naftali Oyugi said they are happy with the move.

“We were almost closing our businesses because of the stench that emanates from the heaps of garbage that have stayed for long in front of our premises,” Oyugi said.

Everline Ombui, a sugarcane vendor at the market, praised the means by which the new administration has started to effect change.

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