Gambia: 'What Will Become of Bakoteh Dumpsite in 2019?' Residents Ask

Resident closed to and around the Bakoteh dumpsite, told this reporter that the smoldering and bellowing smoke that used to come from the dumpsite to pollute their environment, has reduced but not stopped completely.

The dumpsite has been on the timeline of the new dispensation's development agenda since the time they came to power. Since 2017 until recently, residents close to the dumpsite called for its relocation or proper management, and still want to know what will happen to the site. President Adama Barrow who visited the dumpsite, promised that his Government will act to improve the situation of the site.

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