The river is choking due to:

• Uncollected garbage
• Human waste from informal settlements
• Agro chemicals
• Overflowing sewer
• Industrial waste in form of gaseous emissions, liquid effluence and solid waste
• Other waste e.g. petro-chemicals, metals from micro metal dealers

 Effects of this situation:

• Hindrance to exploration of river resources e.g. tourism, minerals
• Spread of water borne diseases
• Loss of sustainable livelihoods
• Loss of biodiversity
• Reduced availability and access to safe potable water
• Insidious effect of toxic substances
• Heavy metal poisoning which affects human productivity