Kisumu Hotel and Lodging Owners Put on Notice over Bedbug, Rat Infestation
The Kisumu County government has raised alarm over increased infestations of rats and bedbugs in the city's hotels, lodgings, and guest houses.
In a notice, Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga threatened to shut down and take legal action against the establishments if they fail to control the insects and rodents.
“The city department of Public Health conducted a rapid assessment and found that there is increase of mosquitoes, bed bugs and high infestation of rats and other insect vectors in most of the hotels, guest houses, lodging rooms and other dwelling areas within the city of Kisumu,” Wanga stated.
The owners of the premises have until Friday this week to put their house in order or risk legal action or possible closure.
Wanga said the premises were violating the Public Health Act Cap 242 and regulations by operating under insanitary conditions.
“Failure to comply with the requirements of this notice may lead to legal action instituted against you without any further communications,” the notice adds.
The owners of the properties are required to carry out fumigation or indoor residual spraying of their premises using appropriate and approved public health insecticide.
They are also to carry out de-ratting of rodents in these premises with appropriate and approved public health poisons. Lodges are required to eradicate bedbugs by improving rigor of their control.
Comments (15)
Hapo sawa...if thy can't comply with healthy code then no reason to operate as bizness entity!!!..Period
Without naming the hotels,lodgings,and guest houses, you are putting all of them under one umbrella.Which is not fair.I have never used any of those facilities in Kisumu,but It would take alot to persuade me that a five * hotel in Kisumu fails to meeting public health standards. Sure Iam mindful that some proprietors cut corners,and try to get away with what they can to make hugh Profits,but I chance to say probably 10 % of greedy ones do that,which is still bad anyway.
However,one thing Iknow for sure, is that, if Iam a high profile individial carnoodling with my young side chick ,or someone's wife, at a bug infested motel,Iwould not raise the alarm...I Would graciously count my blessings,if the scandal in kept under the lid...Nontheless, the problem needs to be addressed for health concerns.Well, I guess I shall to wait for "clearence"before I book a hotel in Kisumu-Mmmmm with my 20 year old massage therapist moonlighting as...a godess of heavenly bliss.
What’s wrong with Jaluos? Those establishments should have shut down until each and every rat, bedbug and cockroach is eliminated!! FILTHY
@Juju. How do you attribute the rat and bed bugs infestation to an entire community? Tembea Kenya kaka ujielimishe na ukikuja kwetu Bondo utashangaa kuona hatuna nzi hata komba mwiko moja. Kana atia njamba ya Murang'a?
@Juju. How do you attribute the rat and bed bugs infestation to an entire community? Tembea Kenya kaka ujielimishe na ukikuja kwetu Bondo utashangaa kuona hatuna nzi hata komba mwiko moja. Kana atia njamba ya Murang'a?
Ma fren, is Jaluos a community or jalapeños?
@Juju these are individual hoteliers not all Luos.It’s advisable to ask WaMugunda for alternative sites of COD business.He and his 67 year old girlfriend know the best bushes/forests in Kenya.
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Na penya Jaluo anapenda raha. Eish. Shut down and fumigate for a couple days.
If bugs aren't eating new condoms that means premises not clean enough
We have previously suggested Ruto appoint Raila chief rat eradication officer. Docked to include bedbug eradication officer. This should keep him busy and away from payukaring.
Apart from politics what else has Rao done really? So anti development. He's better chasing bugs around
Me wondering how a rat 🐀 can get rid off a rat 🐀 💭 💭💭
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