Volunteers clean Vanga to Lamu beaches to mark International Coastal clean-up day

Some of the participants who took part in the beaches clean-up exercise (Photo: Maarufu Mohamed)

At least 9000 volunteers participated in the clean-up exercise of sections of Kenyan Coastal shoreline from Vanga to Lamu as part of the observance of International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day 2019 that was marked on September 21.

“We are seeing more volunteers mostly organised school parties, corporate firms, individuals and hotels, Environmental NGOs and CBOs now taking part in the clean-up. Many have realized how important it is to take care of our natural resources hence the increase in both number of volunteers and trash collected,'' Mr David Olendo, Country Clean-up coordinator and director Kenya Aquatic Resources said.