A man eats an orange beside the garbage which has nearly suffocated the chicken market in Keroka town in this picture taken on 12/07/2021. The sight of pied crows and stray dogs rummaging through garbage is what welcomes you to Keroka town if you are using the Kisii-Nairobi Highway. It is a looming public health crisis that, seemingly, the administrators of Nyamira and Kisii counties, who co-manage the urban centre, have not shown interest to address. “The garbage is from Kisii and Nyamira counties. Keroka town is at the border of Kisii and Nyamira counties with the Kisii-Sotik-Narok-Nairobi highway passing right in the middle of it.

Source: Standard Digital July 15, 2021 19:07 UTC