A section of the fully full Njoro public cemetery with the dead being buried closer to the road nearby.Area MCA now says they are in talks with Egerton University to have a land where the dead can rest in peace. [Photo: Pristone Mambili/Hivisasa]
The challenge of congested public cemetery in Njoro will be solved if talks between Njoro Ward MCA Zacharia Kahiro and Egerton University over the same will materialize.
Addressing media in Nakuru, the MCA said he is in talks with Egerton University to have a piece of land that is not in use to be set aside for the cemetery.
“We are in talks with Egerton University so that we can get 10 or 20 acres of land to have a place for the public cemetery,” he said.
It has been over five years since the main cemeteries in Nakuru were declared full by county health officials.
The main cemeteries in Nakuru included the Nakuru North and Njoro cemeteries which cannot accommodate more bodies.
Residents have now been burying their loved ones at Nakuru South, and Gilgil cemeteries.
The Njoro Ward MCA also added that talks are underway to help address the issue of dumpsite in Njoro.
“In Njoro we have no dumpsite but through our talks with Egerton University, we believe that we will have an investor to see that the waste is recycled,” he said.