Ikinu residents have raised a red flag over traders selling adulterated milk in the area.
The residents called on the dairy industry regulator to take action against the traders arguing they were exposing them to health risks.
They urged the Kenya Dairy Board and the Public Health Department to take action to ensure they were not exposed to unnecessary risks since.
Speaking on Thursday in Ikinu shopping centre, the residents said some of the milk on sale in the town was unfit for human consumption.
Elizabeth Muthoni, a fresh milk seller at Wess Fresh Produce outlet situated in Ikinu shopping centre conceded that indeed, some of her fellow traders were adding water to their milk to maximise their profits.
Others, Muthoni said were mixing powdered milk with water and selling the mixture disguised as fresh milk.
The residents said the improper ways of the traders were not only unethical but were also a threat to public health and called for decisive action to be taken against the culprits.
The illicit traders were taking advantage of the current scarcity of the commodity to rip-off consumers as Ikinu dairy farmers could not sustain the demand of the local market and had to rely on suppliers from as a far as Kagwe and Limuru.
Dairy farmers in the region also want the county government to invest in installing cooling facilities for their produce saying they incurred losses during glut periods.