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Used condoms, bad food top list of most dumped items in kenya

Despite being an eyesore and a health hazard, life goes on around this heap of garbage in Nakuru town, where 400 tonnes of food are thrown away everyday. [PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]

Food and used condoms are among the most dumped items in five major towns in the country, a report has shown.

The National Solid Waste Management Strategy report by the National Environment and Management Authority (Nema) identify informal settlements in Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Mombasa and Kisumu as the places where food, used condoms and plastics are most dumped.

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