Saiks

Thanks for forwarding this article from the
Independent.

I hope Gassa can provide us information as why this
site is properly controlled by the Government. From
personal experience, I did visit Bakoteh only to
realise the health hazard that this dump site might
have for those living within that area. APRC through
its municipal council -KMC have done little to avert
the hazardous situation at Bakoteh.

I once again hope Gassa can tell us "something"
different from what the Independent Newspaper has
reported.

Just a thought, no hard feelings

Sanusi Owens


--- saikss <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From The
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
>
>
>
> Sheikh Al Kinky Sanyang
> Banjul
>
> The waste dump clerk supervisor and workers at the
> Bakoteh dumpsite have
> called on the government and the Kanifing Municipal
> Council to assist them
> with necessary working tools and access to proper
> medical care to enable them
> combat the menace posed by the site to the public.
>
> Speaking to The Independent at the site, the waste
> dump supervisor, Sita
> Sanneh, said the lack of hand gloves, protective
> shoes, face masks, etc, was
> making their work more dangerous than ever. He said
> the dumpsite contains all
> types of wastes including industrial, clinical,
> abattoir and domestic wastes.
>
> According to him, the site receives 40 to 60
> truckful of wastes daily, an
> unprecedented increase in waste generation, which he
> attributed to population
> increase in the area. "The attitudes of some people
> do not even help matters,
> as they dump wastes there indiscriminately under the
> cover of darkness".
>
> Kitim Camara, a worker who spades the waste into the
> dupfill appealed for
> salary increase and protective gears, among other
> incentives to encourage them
> to do their best. He pointed sadly at his old,
> worn-out footwear which was
> supposed to protect him against dangerous objects
> such as broken bottles and
> sharp pieces of iron that are replete at the site.
>
> In similar vein, another worker, Sarjo Beyai
> suggested a fortnightly or
> monthly medical check-up to boost their morale. He
> showed this reporter an
> injury, which he sustained, from a broken bottle.
>
> "I will also appeal to the authorities to provide us
> with bulldozers and
> graders to level the area, and to fence it", another
> worker demanded.
>
> At the unhygienic dumpsite, many women could be seen
> selling consumables like
> wonjo, ice, roasted groundnut, bread, and cold
> water, etc.
>
> There were also many men scavengers there struggling
> to make a living from the
> site. Equally there were children playing with junk
> vehicles and other
> dangerous objects.
>
>
> For Freedom
> Saiks
>
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