Traders at Top Market in Nakuru have given the county government a two-week ultimatum to clean it up or they desist from paying levies.
They said the conditions at the market were pathetic following the stench coming from the mound of garbage which has been lying uncollected for days.
“We are giving the county government two weeks to collect garbage or we will boycott paying levies,” said a trader who requested to remain anonymous for fear of intimidation.
He accused the county government of prioritising revenue collection and not delivering services.
“It is unfair for the county government not to collect garbage and clean up our market yet we pay huge levies,” he said.
Esther Kamau, a food vendor, said the sanitation at the market is wanting as the garbage is being dumped everywhere. She fears this could result in a disease outbreak.
They now want the county’s Environment and Health executives respectively to act immediately on their concerns.
Similar complaints have been raised by traders at Wakulima Market who have accused county officials responsible for garbage collection of sleeping on their jobs.