MCA wants garbage collection privatised in Embu

Tenri Mission fraternity clean up Embu town on Saturday May 26, 2018. 


A ward rep has advised the Embu County Government executive to privatise garbage collection to improve overall cleanliness of towns and estates.
Kirimari ward MCA Morris Collo Nyaga said most of the county garbage vehicles had stalled and there were heaps of garbage in Embu town and several estates leading to an outcry by the business community who feel the county administration has failed in its mandate to keep the environment towns clean.
Speaking in Embu town during a clean up exercise sponsored by Tenrikyo Mission as it marked its 20th anniversary, Nyaga told the county government to give tenders to unemployed youths who will be entrusted with cleaning towns.
“The County Government should come up with proper waste management methods. It should provide customised garbage collection trucks with covered refuse compartments to avoid littering when transporting refuse to dumpsites. More dust bins should be provided along the streets and in estates,” he said.
He said customised trucks will rid residents of the nuisance of spillage of garbage and choking fumes wherever the truck passes through, and also dignify the lives and jobs of the county personnel involved in garbage collection by providing sitting cabins.
Public health officer Rosalyn Kaugi acknowledged that the county has been facing challenges in garbage collection especially during this rainy season where most of county vehicles have stalled.
Kaugi said that the public health department has taken the role of cleaning the town and the department will partner with other corporates in ensuring that the town will have a conducive environment for the residents.
James Kariuki from Tenrikyo Mission said that they were marking 20th anniversary in Embu and also celebrating Hinokishin Day where the society collaborate with business community and learning institutions in cleaning up the environment.

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