Kibera traders who sell food by the roadsides have been urged to observe cleanliness as this could help prevent diseases associated with dirt.
Kibera has a high population of people and many residents have opened up small business by the roadsides to sell foods such as mandazi, chapati, githeri, cooked irish potato, chips among others. The vendors have, therefore, been asked to maintain high hygienic standards to prevent the spread of diseases.
Speaking this morning at DC area, Martin Otundo who is also a county council officer said that vendors should ensure their business environment is clean because selling their food in a dirty environment will endanger their customers health as many diseases could come out of that such as cholera, typhoid from dirty water.
The number of food vendors in Kibera has increased of late and they have, therefore, been advised to ensure dust does not contaminate the foods they sell since they operate in the open.
He noted that some vendors do not meet the required hygienic requirements to operate their businesses hence risking their customers’ health and even life.
“There is a lot of dust especially in this dry season, the spread of diseases in such conditions will be fast. Hygiene should be practiced to avoid any disease outbreak,” said Otundo.