The National Assembly Environmental Committee has initiated an investigation into the alleged dumping of nuclear waste in certain parts of north-eastern Kenya.
The committee announced the decision after the Wajir South MP, Adow Aden Mohammed, claimed that the alleged dumping of nuclear waste had catalysed rising cancer cases in the region, in addition to compromising the environmental health of the region.
According to the committee, an investigation carried out by the Wajir County Government, where they interviewed residents within the county, locals claimed that they had witnessed nuclear waste being locked into containers and buried deep underground. "Hon.
Members, the dumping of this waste in our region has brought severe environmental and health consequences for Wajir County, the contamination of soil and water sources has led to degradation of the local ecosystem, affecting agriculture and livestock rearing, which are the backbone of the economy there," the MP said.
