Kisumu residents living in the same locality with the Kachok dumpsite have expressed their fears over the risks at hand when the anticipated El Nino rains finally come.
"If the rains will come as predicted then we are in trouble considering the fact that waste is carried into people's homes even when it rains slightly," said Catherine Kioko a resident of Nyamasaria in Kisumu.
"We fear that we might be victims of cholera if nothing is done to avert the situation before the rains. We foresee cases of water borne diseases," said Aggrey Ombongo, another resident from the area.
The locals said that although they have learnt through the news that money has been set aside for each county by the government to tackle the El nino rains possible effects, no action has been witnessed so far in the area.
"The issue of Kachok has been with us for a long time and the county government is aware the damage it causes. We don't have to remind them about it especially with the El nino rains around the corner," they lamented.
The Kachok dumpsite which serves as the main dumpsite for Kisumu has since swollen up and plans for its relocation are yet to be effected. Efforts to get a comment from the county government were futile as the concerned party was not available.