Once upon a poop, now cheaper odourless makaa

Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban Development James Macharia and Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui had the privilege to taste sausage cooked using Briquettes made from Human waste during the World Habitat day celebration at Nawascoal briquettes plant at Kaloleni in Nakuru County on October 7, 2019. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

In the sprawling estate of Bondeni overlooking Lake Nakuru National park, the sight of ‘Honey Sucker’ trucks traversing to the neighbouring sewage treatment plant is a common sight.

This disposal area has also witnessed an increase in the number of customers buying briquettes made from poop and saw dust in what has turned into an award-winning business model.  

The business started as an idea to solve sanitation challenges in managing human waste disposal and which birthed a vibrant briquette manufacturing business currently generating 15 tonnes of briquettes a month.