The Cutting Edge

It’s Mararui Primary School, which has more than 600 pupils, but no playing ground. Like schools in the rural areas, it has pit latrines on a road reserve that are an eyesore to the people living nearby, says Evans.

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The sickening transformation of Kirichwa Kubwa River in the city into what George Khojallah described as a river of sewage is alarming, says Edwin Muga, who remembers fishing in it in the 1980s.

“We always went with bowls to catch fish. I simply can’t imagine the loss of the rich biodiversity due to the muck! Our children will never have a chance to experience this due to our shameful disregard of the environment."

Have a caring day, won’t you!

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