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Waste piles up in Central as locals oppose landfills in their backyards

A Nyeri County government grader levels a section of dumpsite at Asian Quarter Estate in Nyeri Town. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

County governments in central Kenya are grappling with how to manage garbage collection as they run out of areas to set up new landfills.

Land scarcity means that county officials are facing resistance from residents who don’t want waste management facilities in their backyards.

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