NEMA embarks on clean-up of rivers in Kajiado

The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has embarked on a clean-up exercise of rivers in Kajiado County that drain into the Athi River. This follows a presidential directive last month that all tributaries draining into Thwake dam in Makueni County be cleaned up to ensure water fed into the dam is safe for human consumption. President Uhuru Kenyatta issued the directive […]

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Four die in road accident in Mlolongo, Athi River

Four people have died and several others injured following a grisly road accident that occurred in Mlolongo area along the busy Mombasa-Nairobi highway, Wednesday morning. The accident occurred after the Matatu they were travelling in rammed into a stationary trailer opposite Total Petrol Station in Mlolongo area at around 4 a.m. Mlolongo Assistant County Commissioner, […]

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Government to prosecute industries and individuals discharging effluent into rivers

The  government  will prosecute industries and individuals discharging waste into rivers across the country. The  Water and Sanitation Principal Secretary (PS), Joseph Irungu has also warned individuals who had constructed houses on the riparian land and were discharging human waste into rivers that they will face the full force of law. At  the same time, […]

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