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Nandi hub sinks in garbage as water scarcity persists

The cemetery land which has been converted into dumpsite by Kapsabet municipality. [Edward Kosut, Standard]

It is 6am in Kapsabet Town, Nandi County, and traders are unpacking vegetables from the lorries in the market’s main entrance.

Occasionally, they take a peek at decomposing rubbish just outside the gate, with its pungent stench causing discomfort.

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