Dumpsite/garbage collection area

Area in Nairobi

Location

Average CFUs

Category of CFU

Dumpsite/garbage collection area characteristics

Muthurwa estate dumpsite

East

Residential

8.2 × 1010

High

Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents

Umama garbage collection area (Komarock)

North Western

Residential

7.9 × 1010

High

Seepage, Fecal contamination,

Kawangware market dumpsite

East

Market

7.7 × 1010

High

Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents

Kenyatta staff quarter garbage collection area

South

Market

7.3 × 1010

High

Seepage, Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents, Human activity

Kweria garbage collection area

Central

Residential

7.2 × 1010

High

Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents, Human activity

City market garbage collection area

Central

Market

6.7 × 1010

High

seepage, Human activity

Central police garbage collection area

West

Residential

6.1 × 1010

High

Seepage

Kibera dumpsite

South

Residential

5.0 × 1010

High

Seepage, Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents, Human activity

Kenyatta market dumpsite

South

Residential

5.0 × 1010

High

Seepage, Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents, Human activity

City park market dumpsite

South Western

Market

2.0 × 1010

High

Seepage, Domestic/Rodents, Human activity

Muthurwa market garbage collection area

East

Residential

1.8 × 1011

Low

Fecal contamination, Human activity

Mareba garbage collection area (Kibera)

South Eastern

School

1.5 × 1011

Low

Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents, Human activity

Ayany dumpsite

South Eastern

Residential

1.5 × 1011

Low

Seepage, Human activity

Ngara market garbage collection area

West

Residential

1.4 × 1011

Low

Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents

Masai market dumpsite

West

Market

1.2 × 1011

Low

Human activity

District Commissioner garbage collection area (Kibera)

South

Residential

1.2 × 1011

Low

Seepage, Fecal contamination, Human activity

Dandora dumpsite

North Western

Residential

1.1 × 1011

Low

Seepage, Fecal contamination, Domestic/Rodents, Human activity