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Kamulu residents engulfed by stench and filth from dumpsite

A waste collector rummages through the dumpsite encroaching on homes and businesses along Kangundo Road, on June 27, 2025. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] 

It’s a hive of activity as dozens of waste collectors rummage through a heap of dumped waste in Kamulu, along Kangundo Road.

The pile is an unpleasant mix of debris, including construction waste, household garbage such as rotting food scraps, nylon bags, broken glass bottles, plastic containers, old shoes and clothes, pipes, ropes, broken plastics, timber off-cuts, paint cans, aerosol containers, and even discarded electrical appliances.

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