At least 10 gas refilling premises within the Nairobi estate have been shut down.
The closure comes within 24 hours after Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja issued the directive that the premises operate within a 200-metre radius of any residential premise.
“There must be order in the city and so far we have closed ten gas refilling premises operating within Nairobi estates,” he said on Wednesday.
“Even If it is not the duty of the county to issue licenses to such premises, we shall not allow them within the residential estates,” Sakaja added.
Speaking in Mutuini, Sakaja called in Nairobi residents to report some of these premises to City Hall.
He commended some residents who have been using social platforms to report such premises.
The county boss further urged operators with such businesses to station their operations in the areas required by law.
Sakaja was speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mutuini market.
Earlier in the day, Sakaja assured Nairobi residents that the county government is ready to face any emergencies.
In an interview on Radio Jambo, Sakaja emphasised that his administration is prepared to provide adequate services in the case of any emergency.
“We are very much prepared for emergencies,” he affirmed.
Sakaja’s assurance comes in the wake of a fire incident in Embakasi's Mradi area last Thursday night that has so far claimed seven lives.