Wakulima market traders have called on the county government to initiate a more reliable garbage collection mechanism ahead of the heavy rains.
The traders, majority who deal with cereals, perishable feeds like tomatoes, onions, potatoes, kales and cabbages noted that majority of the available drop points are usually full by midday and are forced to persevere with the scenery until the following day when council trucks pass by to collect the garbage.
Their chairperson David Mwangi noted that with the El Nino threat, there was need to collect garbage twice a day for convenience purposes.
He says that the smell that is associated with the uncollected heaps of garbage becomes worse after being rained on, posing a health hazard to them.
“We appreciate the efforts by our county government as far as keeping the market clean is concerned but are calling on the responsible authorities to hear our plight ahead of the expected excess rains,” he said.
Mwangi noted that a fast food market ought to be kept clean at all times because any little lapse might affect many people who depend on the market for food.
“We serve many people on a daily basis and are just concerned about their health, bearing in mind that there is a cholera threat in some parts of the county,” he said.
He was speaking at the market on Thursday after leading other traders in a thorough cleaning exercise within the market, clearing trenches and unblocking water tunnels.