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Sh500m bid to end ‘flying toilets’ problem in Kibera

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A health worker in Kibera shows a girl how to wash hands after visiting the toilet.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Chief Administrative Secretary Andrew Tuimur said the government is committed to improving water and sanitation in Kibera
  • The projects will also create jobs for more than 200 youths through the Mazingira Programme.

The national government has embarked on a Sh500 million project to improve water and sanitation in the informal settlement of Kibera in a bid to end the “flying toilets” menace.

“Flying toilets” is a euphemism for the unsanitary habit of defecating in plastic bags and flinging the waste onto rooftops, a practice that is common in Kibera. The Nairobi Regeneration Programme will execute the initiative.