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The Nairobi River: New face, same old problems

November 10, 2015
topic:Ocean Pollution
tags:#corruption, #Kenya, #Nairobi river, #pollution
located:Kenya
by:Cherotich Kenei
Rivers in Nairobi County have been a major cause of concern for both health and environmental reasons. However, not all is lost: new partnerships work on a new facelift.

In recent years cleanup exercises have been carried out but the consistency of such initiatives has been hampered by corruption and the lack of continuous education on the need to maintain clean environments all around the city.

FairPlanet looked behind the scenes:

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