Dr. Cleopa Mailu, Health cabinet secretary. [Photo/The Star]
Health Cabinet secretary Dr. Cleopa Mailu has ordered all institutions, including banks and malls, to have toilets for their clients.
Dr. Mailu said the directive is part of efforts to address sanitation issues.
The CS warned that any institution that will violate the directive will be closed.
County governments have also been directed to arrest and prosecute passengers who defecate along the highways.
“As part of achieving Open Defecation Free (ODF), all banks and malls should have toilets. We are keen to address the issue of sanitation on major roads,” the CS said, as quoted by The Star.
Mailu said the government was committed to ensuring Kenya achieves ODF status.
“About 2.2 million households comprising 10.1 million people live in an open defecation free environment. We are making strides to achieve our vision,” he said in a speech read by Director of Public Health and Sanitation in the ministry Kepha Ombacho on Sunday during the celebrations to mark World Toilet Day at Naivasha Highway Primary School.