Members of Parliament have launched investigations into nuclear waste dumping in the North Eastern region.
This is after it emerged that about 2,427 cancer cases linked to the dumping of nuclear and toxic waste have been recorded since 2023.
The National Assembly Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining has commenced investigations to determine how the toxic and nuclear waste was dumped in Wajir, Garissa and Marsabit counties to bring those responsible to book and avert any further loss of life.
Garissa Governor Nathif Jama on Tuesday told the House environment team that 2,427 cases had been recorded in the last three years alone, attributing this to the dumping of toxic and nuclear waste in the North Eastern region in the early 1980s and 1990s.
