By Ballash Jerome Sakondo
The Caretaker Commissioner of Yambio County, Modi Enosa, has warned traders and business owners against poor sanitation, urging them to maintain cleanliness in public places and their business premises to protect public health.
During the second Thursday cleaning exercise at Masia Open Market, Commissioner Enosa reaffirmed her government’s commitment to maintaining a clean and healthy environment across Yambio County.
She urged traders to take responsibility for daily cleaning around their shops, with particular attention to restaurants and businesses dealing in food and other consumer products.
“Those selling goods should have dustbins and containers around the market for disposing of rubbish, plastics and polythene bags,” Enosa said.
Her remarks followed observations of accumulated waste and poor sanitation at Masia Market.
Speaking to the media after the exercise, Enosa said the cleaning campaign was aimed at protecting the health of Yambio residents.
She called for the enforcement of existing sanitation regulations against individuals who violate cleanliness standards.
She also pledged to extend the campaign to other markets and residential areas across the county to ensure that cleanliness becomes a continuous community responsibility.
The commissioner warned that poor environmental sanitation contributes to health risks, including malaria, typhoid and diarrhoeal diseases. She urged Yambio Municipality to strengthen its supervision of the cleaning exercise and identify designated areas for proper waste disposal.
Meanwhile, Martin Mario, Chairperson of Traders at Masia Market, called on fellow business operators to actively participate in the weekly cleaning exercise held every Thursday.
He particularly urged owners of restaurants, salons, pharmacies and clinics to maintain proper hygiene standards within their business premises.
Mario also appealed to the government to remove accumulated garbage from different parts of Yambio town, saying waste had occupied public spaces and affected the town’s cleanliness.
The cleaning campaign was officially launched in Yambio on November 5, 2026, under the theme “Keep Yambio Clean” and is scheduled to continue every Thursday.
The second phase of the exercise at Masia Market brought together traders, businesspeople and other community members who participated in cleaning the market.