Traders and residents of Nandi towns and urban centres have been advised to observe sanitation and use designated garbage collection points to dispose off wastes.
Leading a clean up exercise in Kapsabet town today, Nandi County Executive Committee Member in Charge of Lands and Environment, Hillary Serem, asked residents to dispose of wastes appropriately and ensure they use garbage bins provided by the government in management of waste.
Serem said the Department of Environment is working closely with different partners to ensure Nandi County towns and urban centres are kept clean with the help of residents.
He said extreme weather caused by the effects of climate change calls for everyone’s responsibility to ensure the environment we live in is clean and restored to its initial position.
“Living in a clean environment calls for everyone’s responsibility without being coerced by the government,” Serem said.
The team from the National Government led by Deputy County Commissioner Lumumba Mugere took part in the clean up exercise in Kapsabet town.
Cleaning team participated in opening up blocked drainage system within Kapsabet town.
Mogere hailed the cooperation between National and County Government during the clean up exercise saying the tree planting to mark National Mazingira Day has been supported by the two levels of government.
He also called on the residents of towns and urban centres in Nandi County to use the facilities provided by the municipalities as a strategy for maintaining cleanliness.
Nandi County Government Public Health Officer, John Kibet asked Nandi residents to observe the highest level of cleanliness to prevent communicable diseases like cholera.
He said the public should ensure they live in hygienic surroundings all the time to curb over 80 percent of diseases caused by unsafe environments.
The clean up exercises which took place in Kapsabet, Mosoriot, Kaptumo, Cheptiret and Nandi Hills towns were build-up activities in preparation to mark Mazingira Day through planting trees in different places across the county.
Kiptakei CBO, Red Cross and the youth representatives took part in ensuring clean Nandi markets.
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