Phase two of Kachok Dumpsite relocation kicks off at an estimated shs 200m.

 Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong'o flags off a lorry to mark the beginning of the second phase of relocating Kachok Dumpsite to Kajulu area-Photo Courtesy.

 By Dickson Odhiambo

November 20, 2018.

Phase two of Kachok Dumpsite relocation kicks off at an estimated shs 200m.

THE second phase of the removing the infamous Kachok Dumpsite within Kisumu City has kicked off and will cost an estimated shs 200 million by the County Government of Kisumu.

This comes barely a few months after the successful removal of the first phase of the dumpsite in a 2.5 acres plot at a cost of shs 97 million.

It has been removed to a quarry within Kajulu area in Kisumu east Sub-County.

Addressing the media at the dumpsite near Mega City premise today, Kisumu City Manager Dorris Ombara said the removal of the dumpsite during the second phase will be done within six months as agreed by contractor doing the work.

Ombara says the current dumpsite to be removed is within six acres plot, adding that it can be removed in less than six months if there is no a lot of interference as a result of the rainfall.

Ombara says Naya Contractors are the ones who will do the work of the dumpsite relocation to Kajulu area.

She says already the residents of Kajulu area have been engaged in a public participation process before the second phase of relocating the dumpsite commenced, adding that the earlier resistance witnessed from a section of residents of Kajulu area during the first phase of removing the dumpsite will not be witnessed since they have been engaged.

The City Manager says the National Environmental Management Authority has allowed the County Government of Kisumu to do the work of relocation of the dumpsite, adding that the county Government has met the requirement set by NEMA before embarking on removal of the dumpsite.

“We have gotten a certificate from NEMA after they have done their research and found that we have met all the environmental requirements here at Kachok dumpsite and Kajulu area where it is being relocated,” she says.

Ombara says they have also renewed the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority License and the Kenya Airport Authority License in regard to the removal and relocation of the dumpsite.

Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang Nyong’o who has officially launched the second phase of relocating the dumpsite says he is optimistic in the relocation of the dumpsite.

“We have worked tirelessly towards the removal of this terrible dumpsite which sat on a 2.5 acres plot and I believe we will relocate the remaining one because this dumpsite has been here for the last 35 years and if it only takes a year to relocate, then it is worth,” Governor Nyong’o says.

He adds that those who are saying that his County Government will never succeed in removing the dumpsite will be in for a rude shock since the dumpsite will surely be removed.

He says a new processing plant will be put in place elsewhere, adding that a separate shelter will be built so as to help in separating the new rubbish so that they can be used for various byproducts.

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