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Locals breathe life into Mtopanga River once choked by filth

Peter Mchombo the chairman of the CBO standing at the banks of River Mtopanga. [Kemunto Ogutu, Standard]

Over the years, Mtopanga, the only river on Mombasa Island, had become a dumping site for all manner of waste.

It caused flooding in homes, drove out tourists, led to waterborne diseases and left Jomo Kenyatta (Pirates) Beach in a sorry state.

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