Nakuru’s Technology housing estate meets all requirements of open-defecation zone

Technology housing estate in Nakuru town has been declared the first open defecation-free zone in the country by department of public health.

Nakuru County public health officer Samuel King'ori says the estate has properly maintained toilets, pit latrines and septic tanks.

At the estate, all households have access to toilets, anal cleansing material, functional hand-washing facilities furnished with soap with those not able to afford detergents using ash.
All pit latrines in the estate also have a drop-hole cover if the latrine is not an Improved Ventilated Latrine (VIP).
"There should be no any open defecation (OD) anywhere in the village/estate," says King'ori.
Monitoring and evaluation of sanitation in the estate was conducted by public health officers in the past three months in collaboration with health volunteers, community leaders and sanitation champions.
The Verification was carried out through household interviews and observation by the Sub County verification team, under the guidance of community health volunteers.
During verification, he added that there were no visible signs of human excreta in the neighbourhood.

 Last year motorists who drop passengers along Mai Mahiu Bomet road to relieve themselves were warned to stop it.
A 45 sitter bus ferrying passengers from Kisii to Nairobi was held in Narok police station for over four hours after the driver and the passengers were arrested at Ololunga Narok South Constituency where they had stopped over to  answer calls of nature.
Matatus were directed to pick and drop passengers in designated areas such as Suswa, Duka Moja, Ntulele, Narok, Ololunga, Mulot, Longisa and Bomet which are small and major towns along Mai Mahiu/Bomet road.