{"id":6066,"date":"2026-03-01T15:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/?p=6066"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:06:35","slug":"poor-sanitation-in-rongai-as-a-result-of-improper-disposal-of-garbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/2026\/03\/01\/poor-sanitation-in-rongai-as-a-result-of-improper-disposal-of-garbage\/","title":{"rendered":"POOR SANITATION CRISIS IN RONGAI AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rongai is experiencing growing sanitation problems as rapid population growth continues to outpace proper planning and waste management systems. In many neighborhoods, heaps of uncollected garbage line the streets, drainage channels are clogged with plastic waste, and open dumping has become a common practice. These poor sanitary conditions have created an unhealthy environment for residents, leading to foul smells, water contamination, and increased risk of disease outbreaks. Without urgent intervention and improved waste disposal measures, sanitation challenges in Rongai may continue to worsen, affecting both public health and the overall quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A goat scavenging on garbage at Olepusi Road in Rongai in the wee hours of Tuesday morning showing improper disposal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trash dumped in open fields around Mayian Mall in Rongai showing improper disposal of garbage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Improper waste disposal at Tuskys in Rongai leaving garbage piled high,even on rooftops.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Garbage disposed around bins at Olerai in Rongai showing lack of usage of bins and poor sanitation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Waste Garbage disposed near Residential Areas at Serenity in Rongai causing health hazards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Open Burning of Garbage at Magadi Road in Rongai causing air pollution and environmental harm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Waste piled infront of kiosks at Mandazi Road in Rongai showing poor hygiene in business areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Plastic bottles disposed in water drainage at Mandazi Road in Rongai showing hazardous waste disposal and poor sanitation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NAME:LINDABERRYLL BOYANI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REGISTRATION NUMBER:MCS-133-050\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rongai is experiencing growing sanitation problems as rapid population growth continues to outpace proper planning and waste management systems. In many neighborhoods, heaps of uncollected garbage line the streets, drainage channels are clogged with plastic waste, and open dumping has become a common practice. These poor sanitary conditions have created an unhealthy environment for residents, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[8],"class_list":["post-6066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-story"],"authors":[{"term_id":8,"user_id":1,"is_guest":0,"slug":"webmaster","display_name":"Lindaberryll Boyani","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f1e85b96dae9632e98f1ea8f672cecd57a712905cc4e0128ac65f97b3b635684?s=96&d=mm&r=g","first_name":"Lindaberryll","last_name":"Boyani","user_url":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism","job_title":"Journalist","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6066"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6356,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6066\/revisions\/6356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6066"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.ke\/photojournalism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=6066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}