NAIROBI DANGEROUS FOODS

When having a plateful of some stew this Christmas, it might be good to think of how dirty its source might be.
A spot check by The Countywatch at the city’s wholesale market, where 90 per cent of Nairobi’s food is sourced from, reveals that it would be better to fast than have your favourite food spiced with water from the gutter and some unappetising garbage that finds its way into the market place.
At the Wakulima Market, huge piles of polythene bags, decayed food left overs, thick, greyish-looking water and  a foul smell calls for your attention metres away from the place, though it does not deter the traders from selling their harvest for cooking. Business is booming for the traders even though customers have to hop, skip and jump between the muddy pathways and carts, which ferry the food to our estates.
For six months, the market has accumulated huge garbage piles, which remain uncollected, despite the county government expressing intent to clean up the same. Faith Wambui, a trader at Wakulima Market, says that they have had to grapple with the garbage challenge since nothing is done about the same. She says other traders who come to purchase goods might be put off by the foul smell emanating from the sewage water that does not flow due to the blockage.
“The drainage system is clogged and the sewer water ends up overflowing into the market. That is why it is so muddy,” Ms Wambui says.
City residents are now raising queries about the quality of food coming from the market, due to the large heaps of garbage in the area.So take care this chrismas season .