Kilifi County Government is set to launch an ambitious a Sh800 million sewerage recycling plant in Malindi town to produce briquettes that will solve energy crises in the region, reports the Kenya News Agency.
Governor Gideon Mung’aro said that he would soon launch the plant being set up in Sabaki area of Malindi Sub County through funding from the World Bank.
He said the plant would use human waste from toilets in Malindi and Watamu towns to produce coal that will be sold to residents and reduce the over-dependence on charcoal from wood that is blamed for environmental degradation.
The governor said the briquettes would be made from a mixture of sludge, coconut husks and leaves, noting that the project was part of his administration’s agenda to clean Malindi town and its environs with a view to reviving the ailing tourism sector.
“Malindi needs to be clean. We already have development partners and in the next one or two weeks I will be launching a mega sanitation project in Sabaki where we shall produce coal briquettes so that people can stop cutting trees,” he said.
Mr. Mung’aro said his administration with the help of development partners had embarked on the construction of properly lined toilets in both Malindi and Watamu towns, a project that would cost about Sh120 million.
