| CITIZEN PLANET | Kisii dumpsite transformed into green recreational park

For more than six decades, Nyambera Dumpsite stood as one of Kisii Town’s most visible environmental challenges — a sprawling landfill marked by mountains of waste, toxic smoke and a persistent foul smell that affected nearby residents and businesses. Long regarded as a symbol of neglect, the site is now undergoing a remarkable transformation. Backed by a KSh35 million investment from the Kisii County Government, the former dumpsite has been converted into a modern recreational park, in a project aimed at restoring the environment, improving public spaces and reshaping the face of the town. Citizen TV’s Chrispine Otieno visited the site and now tells us how one of Kisii’s biggest environmental eyesores is being given a new lease of life.