Access to Convenient Public Toilets

Nakuru, Wednesday June 6, 2023

KNA by Veronica Bosibori

The county government of Nakuru has started constructing public toilets that are accessible, convenient and comfortable for People with Disability in the city.

The County Executive for Social Services Josephine Achieng Tuesday commissioned and handed over the site at the Lake View Ward to the contractor who will construct the convenient toilets for the PWDS.

Achieng instructed the contractor to employ locals at the construction site so as to create jobs and make it a community-appreciated and accepted project.

The CEC said public toilets are essential in meeting the sanitation needs of the public, including PWDs, especially when they are away from their homes or workstations.

However, she noted that for a long time, appropriate and suitable toilets for PWDs have been a challenge and the county has embarked on addressing their needs.

She said suitable toilets will be designed to meet the needs of wheelchair users and people with mobility impairments by including holding bars.

Additionally, she said the county will endeavor to make movements for PWDs easier within the city by providing signage for more gazette parking, ramps, and handrails.  

Public Toilets are not only a challenge for PWDS, but for the majority of wananchi, since along the busy Nakuru-Nairobi highway there are no such amenities and in most cases, they either use the bush or the few that are located at petrol stations.  

At the same time, within the city, the paying public toilets are few for the ever-increasing population, and some people avoid paying ten shillings, and pollute the environment, especially at night.

Courtesy ; K. N. A