The Kiambu County government will purchase two garbage collection trucks to cope with the high volumes of solid waste in the area.
The county environment director Andrew Waweru said only two trucks are available for collection of refuse in most markets and towns.
“The county government under the able leadership of Kabogo has set aside Sh17 million for the project and will also buy two trucks and a tractor to ensure garbage collection in Kiambu county is done smoothly,” he said.
Waweru revealed that the county already had a fleet of four trucks and a tractor specifically for garbage collection that ensure efficient workforce of cleaning up Kiambu markets and towns.
He was reacting to complaints that most markets and towns in the county have been chocked with huge piles of uncollected garbage.
Waweru was speaking from his office Tuesday.
He revealed that Kiambu county government will prioritise solid waste management and also promised to explore possibilities of converting such garbage to profitable use.
“We have existing technology which the county can use to convert collected garbage into power that can in return be used as domestic electricity in Kiambu resident homes,” he added.
He warned traders who have encroached sections of the road retailing fruits, operating open air garages, building material as well as selling of poultry citing it to be an illegal affair.