Kiambu locals scramble for hazardous asbestos waste

Kiambu County Water and Environment Executive Esther Njuguna shows the asbestos waste that was dumped in the open near residential estates in Thika. She said the guidelines for disposing asbestos waste were not followed. The material has been classified as a hazardous by World Health Organisation. [PHOTO: KAMAU MAICHUHIE/STANDARD]

KENYA: Residents of Kang'oki in Thika scrambled for 20 trucks of illegally dumped hazardous asbestos roofing sheets.

But their party was short-lived after they learned that the materials brought in by 20 trucks were classified as hazardous by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and banned from use.