The National Assembly Environmental Committee has launched investigations into the alleged dumping of nuclear waste in North-Eastern Kenya.
The announcement came after the Wair South MP Adow Aden Mohammed claimed that the alleged dumping of nuclear waste had catalysed rising cancer cases in the region.
According to the committee, an investigation was carried out by the Wajir County Government, where they interviewed residents within the county.
They claimed that they had witnessed nuclear waste being locked into containers and buried deep underground.
Garissa Governor Nathif Jama, who also appeared before the committee on Tuesday, June 25, claimed cancer cases have been on the rise since 2023.
According to him, a total of 2,437 cases have been recorded in the county, a rate which he strongly linked to the alleged dumping of nuclear waste.
He therefore called for speedy investigations into the matter, claiming that most cancer cases, with throat cancer being the most common, were recorded in rural areas in the county.
Jama further stressed the need for the committee to identify and take appropriate action against all persons, both inside and outside the government.
