[Garissa Governor Ali Korane, who has appointed seven county executive members.] (Photo/Nation)Residents of Garissa town are living in fear for a possible of outbreak of waterborne diseases, after a raw sewer was discharged to their houses.
A few months ago, people from several villages in the outskirts of the county were diagnosed with cholera before it was contained by health officials.
The sewer which has lasted for close to a month has seen many tenants vacate their houses for a better and safe environment after many houses were soaked with raw sewer.
The situation has even threatened some small business outlets such as eateries to close or go without customers for fear of diseases and unpleasant emanating from it.
Those in the great danger are young children who innocently play with sewer and those taking food on the adjacent end of the road.
According to Ben Marangu a Hotel business operator said efforts to have the problem fixed by the relevant authorities the Garissa Water and Sewerage Company (GAWASCO) has not been successful.
He added that every time they visited their offices they were promised that the issue will be fixed but turned out to be the opposite.
Isiri Ismail a landlord lady complained that her tenant would soon vacate the houses due to bad smell emanating from the raw sewer behind her buildings.
But efforts to reach out to the GAWASCO officials proved futile since they could not pick calls nor reply text messages.
This is not the first time the sewer menace was happening only two months ago the same problem was experienced within the town.