Briquettes from human waste keep home fires burning

The Sh 500 Million partnership briquettes making project from human waste set up to address sanitation challenges is partnership between the County’s Public Health sector, Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company (NAWASSO) and a Netherlands-based organization and other local companies. The project of feacal sludge management through briquettes making is currently one of a kind across the country.

The recent ban on logging and charcoal burning in Government forests has led to the rise in charcoal prices.

The ban has also pushed up the demand for briquettes, which are made from unconventional material - human waste and sawdust - by the Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company (Nawasco).