On January 17, 2016, Mavoko member of parliament Patrick Makau launched a garbage collection program in Mavoko dubbed, 'Operation Ondoa chafu chafu.'
This, he said during the launch, was aimed at tackling the cabbage menace in Mlolongo, Athi river and Kinanie.
Two months down the line, 'operation ondoa chafu chafu' is yet to benefit Mavoko residents.
Garbage collection is not a one-time operation but it requires a long-lasting solution.
This entails an elaborate program that ensures efficient collection and timely disposal of litter.
The MP should know that the residents of Mavoko need a permanent solution to this problem of sanitation and not a one-day clean up that only exposes how short-sighted he is.
If you take a stroll in Makadara, the main shopping centre in Athi river town, your eyes will have the discomfort to feast on filth.
The drainage trench that cuts across the town has been turned into a dumping site and a toilet where human wastes battle for spaces.
In Ngugu-ini market, it has turned into an eyesore.