Nakuru County Public Health Department has raised the red flag over the trucks transporting water for domestic use and also engaging in collection of sewerage waste.
County Public Health Officer Samuel King’ori has decried such practice saying it is endangering people’s lives, warning that those culpable will be prosecuted.
King’ori said a truck was spotted on Friday last week at the Kihoto dumpsite - the biggest dumpsite in Nakuru - offloading sewage but later was spotted with the label ‘clean water’.
He said the trucks seem to be carrying everything to get quick money hence putting the residents health at risk.
He added that investigations have been launched and those found culpable will be brought to book.
He added that his office has put measures in place to licence all lorries which will carry clean water for consumption.
“We will review all the licences given to the trucks that are supposed to carry clean water. We will also map out all the boreholes in the county that have suitable water for consumption,” he said.
This come as three more cases of cholera were reported in Nakuru in the last one week.
Speaking in his office on Wednesday, the county health chief said there are two cases in Mogotio and one in Naivasha.
“There, the two patients in Mogotio were from Marigat. We have launched investigations in the Naivasha case,” said the officer.
He, however, said the cholera situation in the county is on surveillance and has been controlled.
Residents also say there are more possibilities of cholera outbreak and communicable diseases in the estates.
Last week, over 100 families were displaced due to flooding at Rhonda and residents fear that there may be an outbreak of waterborne diseases including typhoid, cholera and Hepatitis A if a solution is not sort by authorities urgently.