The Nairobi County government has threatened to revoke the licences of Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) and private waste collection service providers who are dumping waste at unlawful sites.
In a statement on Saturday, June 21, the Nairobi County Environment Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria said that the county government will revoke the licenses of any CBO or private operator caught dumping their waste ulawfully.
Mosiria has further stated that his department has also launched an operation to identify and shut down unlawful dumping sites across the city.
According to Mosiria, the reckless dumping of waste has not only compromised the environmental fitness of the country's capital but also public health.
