Why the sweetest ‘taka taka’ comes from the Airport

As the clock ticks towards noon from Monday to Saturday, dozens of street children flock the Dandora dumpsite, ready to fill their tummies with leftovers from the airport.



“We know the truck and the time it gets here. If you miss it, you’ll go hungry. I can wait for it for the entire day here. What I really need is food,” Michael Njoroge, a street boy, says.
The leftovers, popularly known as chombo, are ferried to the dumpsite by Bins Service Limited.
The urchins come from far as the city centre, Kayole and Kasarani aboard other garbage trucks to sample the ‘fine cuisine’ that occasionally triggers vicious fights. The trucks also attract flocks of Marabou Storks that hang around impatiently waiting their turn.



“We use our dogs to chase away the aggressive Marabou Storks while we plunge into the waste for food and feed our dogs,” says another street boy.