The Epuka Uchafu, Afya Nyumbani campaign continues to be implemented across Nakuru County, focusing on sanitation, infection prevention, and sustained community involvement in public health actions. The campaign brings together county health teams, community members, and facility-based staff to address hygiene and environmental health as part of daily life.
Speaking in Naivasha Sub-County, County Public Health Officer Caroline Vata stated that the campaign places emphasis on consistency, community participation, and practical actions that can be maintained at household and community levels. She noted that hygiene practices, waste management, and environmental health measures are key components of disease prevention and require collective responsibility.
In Salgaa Centre, community members worked alongside public health teams to carry out sanitation drives aimed at improving cleanliness within the trading centre. The activity focused on clearing waste, promoting proper disposal practices, and engaging residents on their role in maintaining hygienic surroundings. The exercise formed part of broader efforts to integrate public health actions into routine community activities.
In Maai Mahiu, the County Health Management Team and the Sub-County Health Management Team held coordination meetings to review progress and strengthen collaboration on environmental health initiatives. Discussions centred on sustaining community-level interventions, improving information sharing, and ensuring continuity of sanitation efforts across wards.
Naivasha Sub-County also recorded targeted interventions in Lakeview Ward, where a dumping site that had been poorly managed was cleared. The exercise was accompanied by health education sessions for nearby premises, focusing on waste handling, sanitation, and hygiene practices. Additional clean-up activities were conducted at the Public Health Sanitary Facility, reinforcing standards for cleanliness in shared public spaces. Through the Ngarisha Zahanati programme, infection prevention actions were carried out at Bondeni Sub-County Hospital and Lare Health Centre, including facility clean-ups and health education sessions for staff and service users.
In Bahati Sub-County, the Ngarisha Zahanati Zetu programme was implemented at Engashura Health Centre. Activities combined infection prevention messaging with discussions on establishing a facility-based kitchen garden as a way of supporting hygiene practices and nutrition at the health facility. Similar interventions were conducted at Kabatini Health Centre, where health teams and community representatives engaged on sanitation measures and service improvement within the facility environment.
Njoro Sub-County also hosted Ngarisha Zahanati activities at Pwani and Kimugul Dispensaries. The interventions focused on maintaining clean facility surroundings, reinforcing infection prevention practices, and engaging local communities in supporting health facility sanitation efforts.
In Subukia Sub-County, Community Health Promoters and Community Health Assistants conducted household-level sensitisation in Mahinga Unit, Kabazi Ward. The outreach focused on proper waste management, hygiene practices, and encouraging households to take responsibility for maintaining clean living environments. The engagement aimed to strengthen community ownership of public health actions and promote sustained behaviour change.
The Epuka Uchafu, Afya Nyumbani campaign continues to be rolled out across Nakuru County, integrating sanitation activities, health education, and community participation to support infection prevention and environmental health at household, facility, and community levels.