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Why Nairobi garbage collection model is flawed

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. [File, Standard]

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is spearheading a push for reforms in the city's garbage collection strategy, citing its current model as "unsustainable."

Appearing on Citizen TV yesterday, Sakaja criticised the existing billing system, saying, "A lot of these bills were untenable. If you calculate the weight charged, it would appear as though we collect nine thousand tons of garbage daily, yet Nairobi's actual production is around three thousand tonnes."

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