Quickmart Supermarket Ruai manager Nicholas Kinyua Kariuki was on Saturday arrested by the Nairobi County Environmental Compliance and Monitoring Unit for illegal dumping.

Kariuki was taken to the police cells and is expected to be charged with contravening the provisions of the Environment Management and Coordination Act and the Public Health Act.

Paul Malawi, the County Director for Environment and Natural Resources who led the operation, warned individuals and businesses dumping waste illegally of dire consequences.

Malawi called on Nairobians to practice responsible waste management and disposal with every business enterprise expected to exhibit a contract they have with a garbage collector.

"We mounted an operation through a tip-off from members of the public and confirmed that Ruai Quickmart Supermarket does not have a waste management plan on their premises. They are giving their waste to the street urchins who dump it on the roadsides and market areas," said Malawi.

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Based on Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja directive last week, he said the city county is conducting an operation that will see all piling waste cleared to enhance sanitation.

According to the County Waste Management Act of 2015, illegal dumping of waste attracts a Sh300,000 fine for first offenders and Sh500,000 to Sh1 million for the repeat offenders.

Christine Kivuva, the County Officer in Charge of Environmental Monitoring, Compliance and Enforcement added that City Hall would also crack down on noise polluters across the city.