Kakamega families given upto February to construct pit latrines
In this file photo, Umande Trust technical officer Charles Omondi shows some of the prototype low-cost latrine technology on display during the World Toilet Day celebrations in Nyando, Kisumu County in 2019. Families in Kakamega County have been given up to February to construct toilets.
Families without toilets in Kakamega County have been given up to February next year to construct pit latrines in their homesteads or face prosecution.
Public Health officials from the county have kicked off a campaign against open defecation in rural homes to deal with the spread of infections linked to bilharzia and intestinal parasites.
