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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Loved what they are doing for their country. Keep clean this Planet Earth. And grow more trees. 🌳🌲
@irenedavo3768
4 жыл бұрын
Anandita Reddy please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi
@mithudas4987
4 жыл бұрын
I'm also Indian love Kenya people
@Anjdmk
4 жыл бұрын
hope we start such initiatives in india, i know i am gonna start a project soon.
I respect them for trying to solve their own problems
@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
4 жыл бұрын
@literally not z How is that relevant?
@peterzinn9070
4 жыл бұрын
Wow whoooooopie dooooooo
Nairobi is such a badly managed city.....Those people are doing a great job.
I wish everyone was as committed, especially the government. I just wish. Kudos to all this amazing humans!
@irenedavo3768
4 жыл бұрын
thagishu tharau please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi
That ain't no river that's a freaking open sewage line
@thnktank1
4 жыл бұрын
Llike the Gowanas Canal here in New York!
@thnktank1
4 жыл бұрын
Also every river in West Virginia.
@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
4 жыл бұрын
and there still cleaning it up
@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
Every country should come together on a cleanup campaign. All countries responsible for cleaning up their own bodies of water etc.
Wherever there is pollution or corruption. Government is the culprit.
@arushanioshaka5600
4 жыл бұрын
@literally not z so there's no pollutions in Europe America and Asia ??
@lakhibhangra5864
4 жыл бұрын
It's all due to uncontrolled population growth. It's going to get worse..
@arushanioshaka5600
4 жыл бұрын
@@lakhibhangra5864 are u from india ?
@GreaterThanGodLike
4 жыл бұрын
@literally not z Trump supporters are not only racist but illiterate to lol.
@GreaterThanGodLike
4 жыл бұрын
@@lakhibhangra5864 It has nothing to do with population growth, its clearly the fault of a incompetent government.
The water fall broke my heart deeply
Just like always, government letting the people down. What's the point with the government or paying tax then?
@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.
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.
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.
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
My hat off for these environmental activists their task is not easy but its very admirable.
THIS IS WHATS NEEDED EVERYWHERE !! NOT FOOLISH " FANTASPACE" SPENDING , MAKE OUR WORLD CLEAN, HEALTHY , BEAUTIFUL !! GOOD FOR YOU KENYANS !! PEACE..............
@noguruespanol
3 жыл бұрын
Dont worry, Elon will take humans to Mars!!!!
@niranjaninaicker1801
4 ай бұрын
Omnamasivaya
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.
I wish I could come there to help clean the river.
Still have memories of a clean Nairobi river and swimming in. Doof mpararo!
@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.
A good video from DW news
@noguruespanol
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, finally a very good one indeed.
Best of luck with this! I'm not aware of many Cdns willing to meet challenges like this.
That waterfall at the end made me sad 😞
Great job guys you are doing the best with what you got
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
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
This is good work!
Love to Kenya from turkey
The government need to help ,stop dumping in the river,you are doing a good job.keep it up.
Government please increase tax on plastic products
Excellent!
Start from the source of the garbage and the buildings with sewer lines which are dumping it raw into the river please
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?
Excelente trabajo. Gracias por compartir y tendrán frutos maravillosos. Son los mejores. 2022.
Thank You💖🧡💛💚💙💜
Reminds me of the Citarum in Indonesia.
Great commitment 👍
great job!
Great job .
People depend to much on the government to do what they can do themselves.
@MrGigi-dz9cv
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, because they need the gov to make a landfill.
A great awakening.
♥ SAVE OUR PLANET 🌎
@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!!!
DW publicises the best stuff.
Wow that water fall was nice
Amazing people all over the world.
Good job Guys
Keep on doing it...
I hope they will get solve about this terrible trouble. Greeting from Spain.
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.
Just amazing listening to these guys and how articulate they are.
@noguruespanol
3 жыл бұрын
Yes sir. They touched my heart.
Get a net completely across That helps no rush I wonder if it would be easy to do this
Please put the name of the organisation and a link in the video description.
@StreetCornerFilmsAndTV
4 жыл бұрын
My brother talk to me please
Good job
I like to be there in Kenia this is are big business recycling
They as a long way to go to keep it clean
They are heros plz countinue ur gd job
LatinoMexican, keep this earth clean and there environments
Keep growing
Kenya hosts the Ganges of Afrika, Congratulations!
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.
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.
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❤😊
They are far better equipped than the ganges cleaners
Atleast they understand their responsibility , may god help us too🙏 so that we can do the same
Doing God's work. 👏
good people of Kenya 🇰🇪, I wish you good luck from Israel 🇮🇱
Doesn't look like they've even touched it
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.
The government of Kenya is too primitive to help it’s citizens Congrats to the Kenyan people not waiting for the government
Contact the OCEAN CLEANUP there's so many comunities globally that could help this brave people!
this is a Kenya I want and I shall find them and volunteer to work with them
@ed_201
3 жыл бұрын
@Out Of Context I am still looking
it's a start .
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.
When will people be responsible
Any progress yet?
Wow... It's good that they started cleaning it.. Nice move Nairobians people
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??????
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.
was this a one-time thing?
I will sub ppl who do these type of things. Make cleaning pollution popular
😂😂😂😂 the activists are still waiting
It is good ducumentary
Policies are there. Its just implementation.
@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
Spirited Away!
2021 and not much has changed the river cleaning was politicized
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.
This is so turbulent for generation to come just sadly people have to do this it’s self
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 😌🌈💖
It is unfortunate that government officials neglect to their request for help.
example for all of us
Did it matter that the people live in a slum?? You could also say they are concerned citizens helping their environment.
@paramaaf3581
4 жыл бұрын
@literally not z who made it a slum?
@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.
Tiger [ worm ] toilets. All areas have a type of earth worm, build worm toilets.
Jakarta city should done the same.. they almost sink.
People need to hold their leaders accountable, that's the only way.
4 million folks and sewers for 2 million ,I couldn't imagine how that smells.
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
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.
Similar to Ganga India
I respect your efforts desire and motivation to be clean. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. God willing gov. Helps in timely manner
Geloof er niets van dat het daar nog ooit schoon wordt
What an example to other African countries, such as South Africa for example.
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!
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!!!"
There's no garbage service and no alternative to get basic goods without generating garbage.
That waterfall looks like it belongs in a landfill 🤢