Sakaja to lead Nairobi cleanup exercise on Saturday

The parties involved in the exercise are set to meet at Jevanjee Gardens in Starehe Sub-County.

In Summary
  • Deputy Governor Njoroge Muchiri, MCAs, religious leaders, Green Army, Community Health Promoters and community-based Organisations are expected to take part in the exercise.
  • The clean-up comes at a time when the county government has cracked a whip on those urinating in the streets and littering the areas.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja
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City Governor Johnson Sakaja will Saturday lead the Nairobi County cleanup exercise.

The parties involved in the exercise are set to meet at Jevanjee Gardens in Starehe Sub-County.

Deputy Governor Njoroge Muchiri, MCAs, religious leaders, Green Army, Community Health Promoters and community-based Organisations are expected to take part in the exercise.

The clean-up comes at a time when the county government has cracked a whip on those urinating in the streets and littering the areas.

On Monday night, at least 30 people were arrested in the crackdown on those urinating on the streets and walls.

Officials led by Environment Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria staged the operation.

"Anyone caught urinating in the streets of Nairobi will be arrested and face legal action. Tonight, 30 people have been apprehended in the CBD and will appear in court," Mosiria said.

He said they are committed to restoring order and dignity in Nairobi.

Mosiria said they are also targeting those littering and dumping garbage.

He said they would open and prudently manage more areas for people to relieve themselves and dump waste.

"We would want to see some of these areas run even at night to help those operating that time. They will be spread all over," he said.

Those arrested were sentenced to community work including cleaning up Uhuru Park and the City Mortuary now Nairobi Funeral Home.

Sakaja on Wednesday urged the University of Nairobi to develop technology-based solutions to address the issues of solid waste management, water usage and wastage tracking.

"I challenge you all to develop technological solutions for solid waste management," he said.

"We collect over 2,300 tonnes of solid waste daily—how can we leverage technology to manage this and find positive uses for the waste in Nairobi?"

He spoke while officially opening the Nairobi Innovation Week at the University of Nairobi.

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