Following Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho's directive to have the Kibarani dump site decommissioned within 70 days, the county department of Environment, Waste Management and Energy has been putting in places necessary enablers for the actualization of the directive.
Deputy Governor Dr William Kingi has acknowledged that solid waste management is a challenge confronting many cities both locally and abroad.
Just like Kibarani, Kachok dump site in Kisumu had been an eye sore for many years until recently when the Government of Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o successfully decommissioned the dump site.
It is this success in decommissioning of the Kachok dump site that prompted Kingi and his team to embark on a bench marking trip to Kisumu, to learn and borrow their best practices.
Their delegation was hosted by Deputy Governor of Kisumu Dr. Mathews Owili.
They were briefed by the county's department of Environment, Water, Irrigation, Energy and Waste Management before an elaborate presentation by the city manager Ms. Doris Ombara on the entire decommissioning exercise. It is indeed a workable plan.
"Our visit to the former dump site was mind opening. We got to see the true transformation of the dump site into a botanical garden where we got the honor to plant trees as well," said Kingi.
The DG assured his electorates that the county government of Mombasa is committed to restoring sanity in solid waste disposal in the city.
"The closure of dump sites has achieved visible results and even as we explore the modalities of decommissioning the dump site we continue asking for the cooperation of our citizens in keeping our County clean," he said on Tuesday.