Outrage over government’s plans to build a honey refinery on a public cemetery ‘Who’ll consume it
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Nyandarua residents protest the government's plans to construct a honey company on a public cemetery
Nyandarua residents protest the government’s plans to construct a honey company on a public cemetery.
The construction of a honey refinery in a public cemetery that also houses a sewage treatment facility has attracted the ire of the residents of Ndunyu Njeru in Nyandarua County.
The residents term the move as unbelievable as it goes against their beliefs.
They claimed the county was exhuming bodies to create space for the construction.
“We have seen a banner claiming to build a honey refinery inside a cemetery, where people are buried, it is something we don’t understand, so who will consume the honey, probably children who don’t understand anything,” a resident told journalists.
“If someone wants to start a project, they can purchase land, there are several lands to buy here in Nyandarua. Imagine harvesting your honey from the bush and taking your honey to a cemetery,” another resident told journalists.
They criticized the county government for failing to involve them in the project, further accusing the local MCA of negligence.
The project’s proximity to a sewage plant and a dumpsite, as the locals pointed out, raised health concerns.
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According to the residents, the county government already spent money on the plant and dumpsite only to come up with another project.
“The dustbin built inside this cemetery has no purpose yet a lot of money was spent building it, now we are witnessing another mistake of building a refinery in a cemetery,” a resident remarked.
“The MCA from this ward doesn’t consult anyone before implementing a project, he uses his own thoughts to take action and we want an explanation of the actions of our MCA.”
According to the residents, a cemetery or graveyard is considered sacred, and building a honey refinery is against culture.
“According to our culture, we know the essence of a cemetery, dead bodies need a sacred place of high level, we are witnessing a situation where bodies are being exhumed for a honey company to be built, and we still do not understand if they have reverted the cemetery to a honey company,” he said.
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