NEMA orders closure of Windsor Hotel over waste management

The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered the closure of luxurious Windsor Golf Hotel over poor sanitation management.

The hotel manager was arrested by the authorities after it was revealed that the establishment was releasing untreated waste into the environment.

Nema has apprehended Windsor Golf Hotel Manager for discharging untreated effluent into the environment. The hotel also failed to implement recommendations proposed to it by the Authority on 20th June, 2019. A closure order has also been issued. @dailynation @TheStarKenya

— NEMA Kenya (@NemaKenya) July 18, 2019

This comes after Kimabu ex-governor William Kabogo, whose home neighbors Windsor Hotel, had raised a complain to the government over the release of toxic waste into a close by river.

“@NemaKenya Save us from Windsor Hotel pollution. We can’t sleep at night, they are releasing raw toxic effluent in to the river. I doubt you will do anything coz it has been reoccurring . @StateHouseKenya I have hope coz Tobiko is Tibim,” Kabogo said in April.

The hotel was built by former Environment Minister John Michuki, who introduced tough environmental laws, especially in the protection of rivers. His children are managing the family business since Mr Michuki’s demise.

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