Work begins to turn Nyanza’s biggest dumpsite into beautiful park

A truck collects waste at the Kachok dumpsite. Governor Anyang Nyong'o plans to turn the site into a recreational park. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Kachok dumpsite, Nyanza's biggest landfill, is in the process of being transformed into a recreational park.

According to Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong'o, the rehabilitation of the dumpsite, which has been an eyesore and a health risk for many years, will cost the county government Sh130,000 million.