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Together, we must protect rivers from pollutants

In marking World Environment Day last week, the Mombasa County government made a pledge to clean Mtopanga River.

Apparently, household waste dumped into the river is deposited into the Indian Ocean. Such large scale pollution contributes to the destruction of the ecosystem. Marine life is choking on plastic that ends up in the ocean.

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