This sounds like the story of Tom's River in New Jersey US. The government needs to intervene and Kenyans we need to join in the demand for clean environment. Lives are priceless
The ANIMAL IN THE HOUSE IS PLANNING. Who approved this company to build in a residential area? Or why were houses put up in an industrial area. This happens all the time in Kenya. NEMA/KEBS are a big let down. Remember the story about mercury in sugar? poisonous preservatives in meat? Did you hear about these cases again? GONE!!!! Sad that is kenya for you
If this steel factory continues to operate after this report..it will be a shame on all government related agencies mandated to protect Kenyans. A factory cannot be set up within a residential area and afford this kind of recklessness.
Quick Google search: The owner of the company is the chairman of The African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) 😳😳😳 one Paul Watoro Gichu. If a church leader is willing to blatantly ignore people's health, I imagine there's waaaay more unethical practices... Then willing to blatantly lie about the operations?😳😳😳😳
No wo wonder most of us don't trust those so called Evangelism preacher's/ Pastors to them money comes first Shame on him.. Niakiurage andu biu.......+44
city planning department is the problem......for many years syokimau - mlolongo - Sabaki - Athi River along Msa road was an Industrial Zone....... This Estates came recently....who approved residentials close to factories???
Where is governer Mutua? If you help closedown this killer factory...U deserve the presidency seat... corrupt is not only killing our economy but also it's people...where are the representatives when U need them?
Good story Enock, congrats, I just hope the cry will be heard ,it's Soo shameful that their attempt to report to NEMA has fallen to deaf ears, may God intervene
So sickening.... surely ! What has our society come to??? When did we decide money is more precious than life? Honestly I can’t help think our leadership has been getting worse over the years!
Steel industries if not well looked after produce alot of poison,they release lead and other very poisonous substances, they want to use cheap and short cuts,state of the art machines are very expensive which controls and process the the steel without releasing harmful metals in the air.They are interested in profits. Human life to them is nothing.
@@irenewakasa9146 we have very greedy people who behave like jackals,our country will be torn apart by corruption !! All the agencies supposed to Look into those affairs have been turned into cash cows !! They are bribed and they let the vice to continue, if you take a case to the court it takes a century without any justice.
@@tonneyodhiambo6482 ;our country is in the hands of jackals,they don't care about anything.cartels are everywhere and can do anything to protect their businesses.
Thank you Citizen TV for that good investigation,Kenyan media is our only voice considering the corruption in Kenya. My heart goes out to the parents trying to save their kids.Kenyan Judiciary is a Scam
Even National Environment agency is a very corrupt institution,they are bribed to close their eyes in what is happening. They enrich themselves but caring for anybody.
Leadership is very weak in Kenya...I think UHURU HAS THE ABILITY TO SAY SUCH DEADLY COMPANIES TO CLOSE...WHY DOES HE SILENT....JUDICIARY HAS FAILED KENYAN PEOPLE, NEMA SOME JUST TAKE BRIBES AND SILENT...😭😭😭😭😭😭
I am one of the workers and its only God can help us. when they found out that we were sick they sacked some of the workers. Some have passed away. This pple don't care they know that you can't do nothing be course they have closed every corner, but I believe one day they will pay for the damage in Gods name
You can try but I doubt whether it can succeed,these people thrive on corruption and using loopholes to make money,they are buying substandard materials and machinery to save on cost of production. Vigilante attacks will lead to police shootings and fatal killings !!
@@samuelmburu4721 Just a suggestion..this is what the corrupt individuals thrive on. The fear and weakness of the oppressed. Look at Nigeria armed resistance around issues of resources and all the havoc it's caused. But one thing you can say is that it has resulted in some development in the previously neglected areas.
@@rickomba it happens as the last solution. In south Africa, the citizen have very powerful means of finishing an industry,they lobby and campaign telling people not to buy anything from that company,it is driven to ground, very many industries cannot withstand more than a year of sabotage of their products. Other competitors get an ample time to take the market share of the industry affected.
The tragedy in kenya is that, we lack planning. Any life respecting country has clear land demarcation dictating areas for residential use, areas for industrial use, areas for recreational use etc. But here in Kenya, no planning is in place, this will hurt more people as the country grows its industries. Cosmetic government bodies who do no planning
Thanks for the wonderful piece of investigative journalism. It scares me. Too much greed in our country. May that steel company labours in vain. It is good to know they are other steel companies in Nairobi and they are not mentioned here. Is the problem caused by only the steel miller? Or it is a collective action by the factories in that area? My condolences to the man who lost his daughter.
That area to my understanding was made industrial. This is the reason why when their is a change of user on land one has to be careful. Kenya develipers just dont care.
The air we breath in in Nairobi and its environs is very polluted.If you want fresh air in Nairobi you either go to karura and other recreational parks. It's so sad that a country is killing its people slow but sure death.
Having two institutions dealing with the same matter, NEMA and NET leads to conflicts of interests. Being Kenya, someone might have been bribed to issue licences and provide incomplete reports. When is Part 2 airing?
People pretend not to care about the environment and The government allows industries to take short cuts the problem is if we ignore this all of us will pay for it Kenya is a small country there will be nowhere else to go look at parts of coastal regions where people are just dying and being heavily affected by lead poisoning if you can help put pressure on your leader, sign petitions do so the earlier we change this the better
So sad for the parents of the little girl, may she rest in peace. Thieves r sitting in the seat calling themselves leaders yet they are all wicked corrupt animals.
It is very devastating to be so helpless in a country that has a working government. It has taken so long as people suffer so much , may God intervene and give sense to the concerned. JUSTICE SHOULD PREVAIL.
The solo blame here is the Government and local Government urban zoning and planning laws , in Kenya you can acquire land , build any thing you like in total disregard of the physical and environmental impact of the area . Thats why you have polluting factories surrounded by Housing estates , estates built on forest land (ngong forest ) , crammed tower blocks or flats in slum areas with no amenities and the looming problem is this with an exploding population in Nairobi , Kiambu and Limuru some of the most fertile agricultural land in the country are being turned to flats and houses , how will we feed Nairobi in a few years to come i assume import food since fertile agricultural land are now all flats and complain about high cost of food
This is bad but i think most estates there came after the factories. If am not wrong i used to see factories there and athi river before estates came up. Authorities should help reclocating the factories
I think this is a great piece of environmental journalism, however I have to point out how the personal information of so many people was shared on-screen. To follow decent privacy standards and protect people, it would be really nice if you guys could blur this information out
*This pollution goes straight to internal organs how many cancer cases are in this neighbourhood* *It also errods the teeth enamel completely* *The govt and relevant bodies have failed time for the people to take action asap*
This type of thing should not even be up for discussion. The factories should be shutdown, owners arrested, and charged within one week. Thousands wanasuffer juu ya watu kadhaa? This is nonsense.
Quiet sickening. What is our gvt doing to protect its pple? Where is the respect for human life? A young innocent girl lost her life and for what? It's just too much. When will we rise up and say enough is enough? Let's wait and see what will happen to the company directors. They deserve life imprisonment . But wait and see?
Neema is the most corrupt agency in Kenya ,they solicit money from companies like this,many companies in Kenya do not care about environment and poisoning, all they care about is profits.
first, what is the land use for the area. second, did you carry out air pollution modelling to justify that this comes from Edmond steel, and third what is the pollutants which was found to be affecting the residents. Areas such as syokimau, athi river and to some extent kitengela need a thourough study
@@delamioiangelz5952 now look-you have stated insults-You have not listened to the video keenly-that's a residential area !! The factory found the people in the estates already settled. Everything have been explained but you are very ignorant of the facts. This factory is not even old,it started six years ago but the last three years is when the real effects were seen,all the people can see the mistakes and the wrongs done,but you see,hear,or think that all is right.
@@samuelmburu4721 boss, am not working there however am an environmentalist and well conversant with air pollution. the first part the tribunal need to check is what was the land in this area meant for. was it for residential or industrial zone. the two can't be in the same set up.
The factory was set up in 2016 after the residents had already settled there.This is their home they have every right to live there.They dont have to keep moving and selling their homes running from inhuman people breaking the law with impunity
Tutaendelea kufa bure unless Kenyans stop taking shit laying down! Nothing is safe even the food we eat is questionable we are fucked if we don’t wake up and ask maswali every where!
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