Garbage dump sites have stalled business in Nyeri town owing to the bad stench.
This is after workers went on strike protesting lack of payment of salaries for the last 2 months.
The workers who refuse to resume duty say that Nyeri County government has not paid them for two months.
The county environment health director John Mugenyu said the workers have not been paid owing to technical difficulties with Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS).
“We are having a problem with the IFMIS. It shows we have paid (the worker) but the Treasury has not credited the money to the contracted collectors,” he said.
The dump sites have also interfered with businesses since it has resulted to blockings in the drainage systems.
The workers claims that for the past two weeks garbage has remained uncollected in Nyeri, Karatina and Othaya towns and that the situation will continue if they are not paid.
Mugenyu further reassured residents that the situation will be solved soon.
“We are really sorry about the situation. We are going to hire casuals to do the work and keep the county clean,” said Mr Mugenyu.