Kenya: Cleaning up the Nairobi River | Global Ideas

The river that runs through the Kenyan capital once teemed with life. Today it’s the most polluted waterway in the country. Together with young residents from the city’s informal settlements, Frederick Okinda is working to change that.
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  • @ananditareddy9804
    @ananditareddy98044 жыл бұрын

    Loved what they are doing for their country. Keep clean this Planet Earth. And grow more trees. 🌳🌲

  • @irenedavo3768

    @irenedavo3768

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anandita Reddy please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi

  • @mithudas4987

    @mithudas4987

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm also Indian love Kenya people

  • @Anjdmk

    @Anjdmk

    4 жыл бұрын

    hope we start such initiatives in india, i know i am gonna start a project soon.

  • @macberry4048
    @macberry40484 жыл бұрын

    I respect them for trying to solve their own problems

  • @Lemlem7682

    @Lemlem7682

    4 жыл бұрын

    @literally not z 😅😅😅😅 I don't think the Detroit people knew the water was poisoned the only time they knew the water was poison when they were getting sick!

  • @GreaterThanGodLike

    @GreaterThanGodLike

    4 жыл бұрын

    @literally not z How is that relevant?

  • @peterzinn9070

    @peterzinn9070

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow whoooooopie dooooooo

  • @alexmukora6943
    @alexmukora69434 жыл бұрын

    Nairobi is such a badly managed city.....Those people are doing a great job.

  • @thagishutharau4986
    @thagishutharau49864 жыл бұрын

    I wish everyone was as committed, especially the government. I just wish. Kudos to all this amazing humans!

  • @irenedavo3768

    @irenedavo3768

    4 жыл бұрын

    thagishu tharau please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi

  • @RavagHer
    @RavagHer4 жыл бұрын

    That ain't no river that's a freaking open sewage line

  • @thnktank1

    @thnktank1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Llike the Gowanas Canal here in New York!

  • @thnktank1

    @thnktank1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also every river in West Virginia.

  • @OjaysReel

    @OjaysReel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Curiously the parts of it that are raw sewage begin where it flows near the CBD, through the industrial area and slums. Else the river is clean upstream.

  • @africaisrising1535

    @africaisrising1535

    4 жыл бұрын

    and there still cleaning it up

  • @damarisnyambura7343

    @damarisnyambura7343

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pietrojenkins6901 they couldn't be washing if they had other sources of water. Thank God you have a better life than them

  • @rachelelabbady3399
    @rachelelabbady33992 жыл бұрын

    Every country should come together on a cleanup campaign. All countries responsible for cleaning up their own bodies of water etc.

  • @CarsSupercars
    @CarsSupercars4 жыл бұрын

    Wherever there is pollution or corruption. Government is the culprit.

  • @arushanioshaka5600

    @arushanioshaka5600

    4 жыл бұрын

    @literally not z so there's no pollutions in Europe America and Asia ??

  • @lakhibhangra5864

    @lakhibhangra5864

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's all due to uncontrolled population growth. It's going to get worse..

  • @arushanioshaka5600

    @arushanioshaka5600

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lakhibhangra5864 are u from india ?

  • @GreaterThanGodLike

    @GreaterThanGodLike

    4 жыл бұрын

    @literally not z Trump supporters are not only racist but illiterate to lol.

  • @GreaterThanGodLike

    @GreaterThanGodLike

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lakhibhangra5864 It has nothing to do with population growth, its clearly the fault of a incompetent government.

  • @atos.nympha3451
    @atos.nympha34514 жыл бұрын

    The water fall broke my heart deeply

  • @Dennis-ns1yx
    @Dennis-ns1yx4 жыл бұрын

    Just like always, government letting the people down. What's the point with the government or paying tax then?

  • @OjaysReel

    @OjaysReel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Our current governor is a gangster who doesn't even live in the city. Cleaning a river is far from his priorities. Slum dwellers overwhelmingly voted that person in too.

  • @allanrotich5378
    @allanrotich53784 жыл бұрын

    These guys should definitely contact The Ocean Cleanup, they have some pretty impressive equipment which could give them a huge hand in cleaning up the Nairobi rivers.

  • @david.andrew.roubideaux1715
    @david.andrew.roubideaux17152 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna say thank you to all who is cleaning up the trash from rivers and lakes and oceans and etc etc. Mother earth will surely thank you guys and gals in the long run.

  • @moffittas
    @moffittas2 жыл бұрын

    Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead

  • @pietrojenkins6901
    @pietrojenkins69014 жыл бұрын

    My hat off for these environmental activists their task is not easy but its very admirable.

  • @brianharrigan8821
    @brianharrigan88214 жыл бұрын

    THIS IS WHATS NEEDED EVERYWHERE !! NOT FOOLISH " FANTASPACE" SPENDING , MAKE OUR WORLD CLEAN, HEALTHY , BEAUTIFUL !! GOOD FOR YOU KENYANS !! PEACE..............

  • @noguruespanol

    @noguruespanol

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dont worry, Elon will take humans to Mars!!!!

  • @niranjaninaicker1801

    @niranjaninaicker1801

    4 ай бұрын

    Omnamasivaya

  • @jahmanwritingco2108
    @jahmanwritingco21084 жыл бұрын

    I only wish the reporter went further downstream, there is a sewer line running along the river and yet raw sewage is still channeled directly to the river. The problem is with unplanned development, not that the city does not have zoning rules but the corrupt city officials will bend every rule as long as you are going to bribe them with money.

  • @chosenpeople5881
    @chosenpeople58814 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could come there to help clean the river.

  • @OjaysReel
    @OjaysReel4 жыл бұрын

    Still have memories of a clean Nairobi river and swimming in. Doof mpararo!

  • @Brancaalice

    @Brancaalice

    15 күн бұрын

    Ocean cleanup , work with garbage trash in river, they dont deal with sewage. They can't stop it from the river.

  • @tor1302
    @tor13024 жыл бұрын

    A good video from DW news

  • @noguruespanol

    @noguruespanol

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, finally a very good one indeed.

  • @wbell539
    @wbell5394 жыл бұрын

    Best of luck with this! I'm not aware of many Cdns willing to meet challenges like this.

  • @LushGardener
    @LushGardener3 жыл бұрын

    That waterfall at the end made me sad 😞

  • @TheJuicyfruit200
    @TheJuicyfruit2004 жыл бұрын

    Great job guys you are doing the best with what you got

  • @edbarry8010
    @edbarry80104 жыл бұрын

    Start by putting the trash in ONE place called a " dump".we had them here in the 60s& 70s not ideal but a start

  • @CuteBoyLesh

    @CuteBoyLesh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dumps exist in Nairobi. It's not where the waste is going, it's rather, the collection that's the issue. No one is collecting the waste from the slums

  • @staffordnelson9053
    @staffordnelson90534 жыл бұрын

    This is good work!

  • @straus1482
    @straus14824 жыл бұрын

    Love to Kenya from turkey

  • @fayallwhatyouaresayingisso322
    @fayallwhatyouaresayingisso3224 жыл бұрын

    The government need to help ,stop dumping in the river,you are doing a good job.keep it up.

  • @asgarq4917
    @asgarq49174 жыл бұрын

    Government please increase tax on plastic products

  • @thnktank1
    @thnktank14 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @maxteakconstructionltd5619
    @maxteakconstructionltd56194 жыл бұрын

    Start from the source of the garbage and the buildings with sewer lines which are dumping it raw into the river please

  • @faboge
    @faboge4 жыл бұрын

    why not get the city to dredge the river, fence it, relocate folks living right off the beach, put laws with teeth in place about dumping into the river, arrest a few people, jail a few, plants some shrubs around it etc?

  • @carmengloriamugaastudillo1265
    @carmengloriamugaastudillo12652 жыл бұрын

    Excelente trabajo. Gracias por compartir y tendrán frutos maravillosos. Son los mejores. 2022.

  • @hannajarvenpaa5079
    @hannajarvenpaa50792 жыл бұрын

    Thank You💖🧡💛💚💙💜

  • @amoses585
    @amoses5854 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of the Citarum in Indonesia.

  • @jayasreeplants
    @jayasreeplants3 жыл бұрын

    Great commitment 👍

  • @ingvar1996
    @ingvar19962 жыл бұрын

    great job!

  • @Yalla_Habibi_Cat1
    @Yalla_Habibi_Cat13 жыл бұрын

    Great job .

  • @lanouek
    @lanouek4 жыл бұрын

    People depend to much on the government to do what they can do themselves.

  • @MrGigi-dz9cv

    @MrGigi-dz9cv

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, because they need the gov to make a landfill.

  • @lloydshinaali
    @lloydshinaali3 жыл бұрын

    A great awakening.

  • @menilusthampan2039
    @menilusthampan20394 жыл бұрын

    ♥ SAVE OUR PLANET 🌎

  • @mifuerzamorales

    @mifuerzamorales

    4 жыл бұрын

    Save the live;I think,after consumption!!The sixth extinction;an unnatural history!!Elizabeth Kolbert!!! @mifuerzamorales/check the documentary post/twitter count!!!

  • @funDAYsmiling
    @funDAYsmiling4 жыл бұрын

    DW publicises the best stuff.

  • @jperez6397
    @jperez63972 жыл бұрын

    Wow that water fall was nice

  • @saraheart2804
    @saraheart28042 жыл бұрын

    Amazing people all over the world.

  • @samrack4779
    @samrack47793 жыл бұрын

    Good job Guys

  • @juraaid
    @juraaid4 жыл бұрын

    Keep on doing it...

  • @claudiomeneses9859
    @claudiomeneses9859Ай бұрын

    I hope they will get solve about this terrible trouble. Greeting from Spain.

  • @petem.4787
    @petem.47874 жыл бұрын

    This can be a full time job,segmented into sections so that management is possible....and with no corruption this is sooo easy a government funded through environment branch of it.

  • @Chess2infinity
    @Chess2infinity3 жыл бұрын

    Just amazing listening to these guys and how articulate they are.

  • @noguruespanol

    @noguruespanol

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes sir. They touched my heart.

  • @universallyinspired2555
    @universallyinspired25554 жыл бұрын

    Get a net completely across That helps no rush I wonder if it would be easy to do this

  • @Chobaca
    @Chobaca4 жыл бұрын

    Please put the name of the organisation and a link in the video description.

  • @StreetCornerFilmsAndTV

    @StreetCornerFilmsAndTV

    4 жыл бұрын

    My brother talk to me please

  • @kuan_chi_seng7616
    @kuan_chi_seng76164 жыл бұрын

    Good job

  • @Yayo615
    @Yayo6154 жыл бұрын

    I like to be there in Kenia this is are big business recycling

  • @nalburtfrancis2352
    @nalburtfrancis23524 жыл бұрын

    They as a long way to go to keep it clean

  • @waanomedia289
    @waanomedia2894 жыл бұрын

    They are heros plz countinue ur gd job

  • @youtubemembergonzalez1271
    @youtubemembergonzalez12714 жыл бұрын

    LatinoMexican, keep this earth clean and there environments

  • @moonchilld9247
    @moonchilld9247 Жыл бұрын

    Keep growing

  • @leewu2715
    @leewu27154 жыл бұрын

    Kenya hosts the Ganges of Afrika, Congratulations!

  • @Gertyutz
    @Gertyutz4 ай бұрын

    Good group, good citizens. The government doesn't send garbage trucks regularly, and half the population has no sewage system. I've seen videos like this of many developing nations, and the lack of waste management is always the source of the problem.

  • @anitanaseer1007
    @anitanaseer10074 жыл бұрын

    The government should attach water filter systems. Maybe something that can treat the water to make the water drinkable. The collected garbage should be recycled. Probably not gonna happen but I hope it does.

  • @meryherr9448
    @meryherr94483 ай бұрын

    Que bueno un sitio como la capital de Kenia muy turística que esté de esa forma es espantoso me alegro que lo limpien y conserven todo❤😊

  • @Nodsaibot
    @Nodsaibot3 жыл бұрын

    They are far better equipped than the ganges cleaners

  • @SuperAbd
    @SuperAbd2 жыл бұрын

    Atleast they understand their responsibility , may god help us too🙏 so that we can do the same

  • @cineastesuchandan
    @cineastesuchandan4 жыл бұрын

    Doing God's work. 👏

  • @NP1066
    @NP10664 жыл бұрын

    good people of Kenya 🇰🇪, I wish you good luck from Israel 🇮🇱

  • @outdoorsy01
    @outdoorsy014 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't look like they've even touched it

  • @shaybogany6998
    @shaybogany69983 жыл бұрын

    I am shocked. Thank God for the people who are trying to clean the river. I wish the govt. would assist. I believe once the area is clean if you dump trash etc. you should be fined. The govt. could also send a truck weekly to assist the community and send to a dumping site (landfill) and either bury it or burn it and also recycle what they can. A lot of Africa problem also consist of pollution. No disrespect. No one wants to visit a country were it has sanitation problems etc. If they rethink these issues Africa can make plenty of money. Many people want to come but crime, cleanliness is a major problem.

  • @watchrelated
    @watchrelated2 жыл бұрын

    The government of Kenya is too primitive to help it’s citizens Congrats to the Kenyan people not waiting for the government

  • @missevolucion7737
    @missevolucion77373 жыл бұрын

    Contact the OCEAN CLEANUP there's so many comunities globally that could help this brave people!

  • @ed_201
    @ed_2013 жыл бұрын

    this is a Kenya I want and I shall find them and volunteer to work with them

  • @ed_201

    @ed_201

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Out Of Context I am still looking

  • @chosenpeople5881
    @chosenpeople58814 жыл бұрын

    it's a start .

  • @johnsonkabiru9711
    @johnsonkabiru9711Ай бұрын

    Am sad to report that the river is still as polluted as it was when this report came out. I wish it was a different outcome. Now we have people living on the wetlands and whenever it rains and floods people die. There is a plan ongoing for affordable social housing that is aimed at housing the people living in our slums.

  • @simonmbogo4133
    @simonmbogo41334 жыл бұрын

    When will people be responsible

  • @Thelonelyscavenger
    @ThelonelyscavengerАй бұрын

    Any progress yet?

  • @roxy52320
    @roxy523203 жыл бұрын

    Wow... It's good that they started cleaning it.. Nice move Nairobians people

  • @carolcedeno1521
    @carolcedeno15214 жыл бұрын

    YOU SHOULD ALSO LOOK INTO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY OFFICIALS. I ALONG WITH ALL THE PEOPLE WHO IS WORKING HARD TO CLEAN UP THE WATERWAYS COMMEND MR. FREDERICK OKINDA. WHERE DOES THE GREENHOUSE WASTE GO??????

  • @jessiemichelle5642
    @jessiemichelle56423 жыл бұрын

    Where do they put the trash they pull from the river? Do they burn it, if it is safe to? It's wonderful that they are taking pride in their beloved river. This was posted 10 months ago- I wonder what it looks like now and if their government did finally help them.

  • @damienspectre4231
    @damienspectre42313 жыл бұрын

    was this a one-time thing?

  • @chasingamurderer
    @chasingamurderer3 жыл бұрын

    I will sub ppl who do these type of things. Make cleaning pollution popular

  • @joecollins1659
    @joecollins16594 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂 the activists are still waiting

  • @abdulbasetrezaee6430
    @abdulbasetrezaee64304 жыл бұрын

    It is good ducumentary

  • @ritagicheru5186
    @ritagicheru51864 жыл бұрын

    Policies are there. Its just implementation.

  • @sanketkumar8040

    @sanketkumar8040

    4 жыл бұрын

    These policies are very expensive only rich nations or nation with very small population have been able to succeed . Natural wetlands are best ways to reduce water pollution

  • @augurcybernaut4785
    @augurcybernaut47854 жыл бұрын

    Spirited Away!

  • @bernardwanjohi7201
    @bernardwanjohi72013 жыл бұрын

    2021 and not much has changed the river cleaning was politicized

  • @flamingpieherman9822
    @flamingpieherman98224 жыл бұрын

    I think this is awesome...really taking care of the spot of earth they are given. We all need to take care of our beautiful home. If we followed the bible's advice, theyd know to always bury raw sewage.

  • @angelobkoljenovic9528
    @angelobkoljenovic95282 жыл бұрын

    This is so turbulent for generation to come just sadly people have to do this it’s self

  • @lubicakamzikova74
    @lubicakamzikova743 ай бұрын

    Az teraz mi prichadzaju zaznami o vasich aktivitach . Dakujem.eL 😌👍👏👏👏 Štedro vas odmenja aby vam k zivotu nič nechybalo v dennej potrebe . Verim tomu. Hlboky uklon vam 😌🌈💖

  • @angelfire402
    @angelfire4022 ай бұрын

    It is unfortunate that government officials neglect to their request for help.

  • @kobaltocr6927
    @kobaltocr69274 жыл бұрын

    example for all of us

  • @paramaaf3581
    @paramaaf35814 жыл бұрын

    Did it matter that the people live in a slum?? You could also say they are concerned citizens helping their environment.

  • @paramaaf3581

    @paramaaf3581

    4 жыл бұрын

    @literally not z who made it a slum?

  • @linaheraud

    @linaheraud

    9 ай бұрын

    i think it matters cause it shows the wish they have, even with no much means, to do good. it's not the same amount of courage/determination needed to clean with all materials/protections than with not much. this really shows dedication from them.

  • @justme.9711
    @justme.97113 жыл бұрын

    Tiger [ worm ] toilets. All areas have a type of earth worm, build worm toilets.

  • @anacipaulina818
    @anacipaulina8184 жыл бұрын

    Jakarta city should done the same.. they almost sink.

  • @Vosmalus
    @Vosmalus3 ай бұрын

    People need to hold their leaders accountable, that's the only way.

  • @sidneycashion7817
    @sidneycashion78172 жыл бұрын

    4 million folks and sewers for 2 million ,I couldn't imagine how that smells.

  • @africanrumpunch7742
    @africanrumpunch77424 жыл бұрын

    Looks like whoever owns that land and building those greenhouses dont give a damn about the people they are affecting. Why would they build knowing there was a bird sactuary right there? Wicked.

  • @LotusDreaming

    @LotusDreaming

    9 ай бұрын

    Most of the land in Kenya is owned by a dozen wealthy families, most with political connections (I think three of the top landowners are former presidents and their families) which explains both why the government does not care and it’s not getting fixed. The laws and landowners are working together to keep the rich and powerful from consequences while everyone else suffers.

  • @chaitulion2672
    @chaitulion26724 жыл бұрын

    Similar to Ganga India

  • @abdunnurashraf5048
    @abdunnurashraf50484 жыл бұрын

    I respect your efforts desire and motivation to be clean. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. God willing gov. Helps in timely manner

  • @harrykroonenberg198
    @harrykroonenberg1983 жыл бұрын

    Geloof er niets van dat het daar nog ooit schoon wordt

  • @zeph6439
    @zeph64393 жыл бұрын

    What an example to other African countries, such as South Africa for example.

  • @Nitka022
    @Nitka0224 жыл бұрын

    Well done to the people for starting the clean up! But it will be a lost battle if the gov does not help in setting strict regulations for those green houses and other polluting business AND most important for setting up garbage collection! There is money to be made in garbage as well.Use it for recycling or as fuel....technologies are there...and new opportunities. Good luck!

  • @jasmijnariel
    @jasmijnariel2 жыл бұрын

    Education and money... 2things you need to have a clean invirement. Every time i heared " but the gouvernment need to keep their promises" ....i do "HA!!!"

  • @jasonparrish8670
    @jasonparrish8670 Жыл бұрын

    There's no garbage service and no alternative to get basic goods without generating garbage.

  • @LongHaulTrucker4Life
    @LongHaulTrucker4Life3 жыл бұрын

    That waterfall looks like it belongs in a landfill 🤢