Attentions has been drawn to a public notice issued by Marsabit Municipal Manager, Mr Boru Golicha regarding collection of accumulated solid waste in Marsabit Town which has elicited public outcry in the last one week.
Mr. Golicha has in the same public domain requested the management of Liban Bus to clarify the motive behind the allegation of involvement in the collection of solid waste in Marsabit Town on 30th of Nov 2021.
The Municipality categorically stated that the collection of the accumulated waste was solely undertaken by the county and no other entity was involved in any way.
More clarifications were made that Marsabit Town experienced waste accumulation deterioration in the recent times among other towns.
The speculations on the situation reached an alarming proportion and elicited public outcry on several social media groups highlighting the issue as the county administration was requested to intervene to forestall disease outbreak during this wet season.
Inner information to the Crossfirenews newsroom revealed that several culverts were blocked as a result and led to waste spill on major streets.
The Liban management led by renowned businessman and the group CEO Ismail Adan Khalif shared the accumulated waste pictures with HE Mohamud Ali, the governor of Marsabit County.
Through the authorities the situation has reached alarming proportion with the onset of the rain and subsequent flooding of major Street roads.
A group of Marsabit business community members volunteered to salvage the situation and mobilized own resources to compliment the county effort.
Liban Bus Service spearheaded the initiative as a critical stakeholder in line with social responsibility obligation thanking the county administration for taking action to finally dispose off the accumulated waste in collaboration with other stakeholders.
Further the urge has been made to national government to complement the effort of the county government in the effective management of solid waste in marsabit Town through provision of enhanced security service as an important stakeholder in security service provision.
Marsabit County government has been advised to review their current waste management strategy to align it to changing circumstances to adopt an appropriate, better and sustainable solid waste disposal method.
Marsabit has a a number of several businessmens which adversary leads to economy growth therefore it is an apparent need to develop a proper waste management infrastructure in Marsabit Town to ensure a healthy, safe and secure environment for Marsabit residents as a constitutional basic right.
The county is fully of numerous opportunities available to establish convenient recovery sites and transfer stations to provide a temporary relief in the event of difficulty in accessing the designated dump site as alleged for security reasons.
Finally the management under the successful businessman Ismail Adan khalif CEO Liban bus service Limited and also a director frontier Engineering Limited chairman , Ghare Council of elders Nairobi chapter has encouraged such similar stakeholder collaboration in future for synergy.
