Disturbing footage of the extent of pollution in Nairobi, shows a cleaner with no protective gear picking up garbage and plastic from a trench adjacent to a shop in a bid to clean the area.

Filmed in the slum district of Mukuru Kwa Njenga on September, Despite being knee-deep in sludge and rubbish, the man has no gloves or gumboots despite the risk of infection or

It is reported he was later paid 400 KSH (around £3.09) for his work.

Disturbing footage of pollution, in this video a man picks up garbage and plastic from a trench adjacent to a shop in bid to clean the area, its however shocking that the man who was cleaning the trench had no protective gear like gloves and gumboots, unaware of the grave danger he was putting his life into he went on to pick, he was later paid 400 ksh, the video was recorded in Mukuru kwa njenga on September 15 2019