[David Njaaga, Standard]A court has ordered Kenya’s biggest dumpsite at Dandora closed within six months over pollution. They will report to the court every four months on the quality of water from the Nairobi River, Athi and Sabaki, collected from 12 points of the rivers. “The respondent will report in four months to show the quality of water taken from Nairobi River including the water from all counties where River Athi passes. In this case, NMS and Nema were accused of mishandling the environment and failing to tame runaway water pollution upstream and downstream. “The Nairobi River is a classic example of water pollution.

Source: Standard Digital July 15, 2021 17:26 UTC