Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja/ HANDOUTNairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced a waiver for painting permit fees for property owners within the Central Business District (CBD).
This move aims to enable landlords to repaint their buildings within 90 days, as outlined in a notice on Tuesday.
Speaking during a meeting with subcounty and ward administrators, along with his executive team, Sakaja emphasised the importance of adhering to the directive.
"We have waived the painting permit fees to enable landlords to paint their buildings within the 90 days, as the notice issued yesterday stated,” he said.
The waiver applies to several key areas, including the CBD area and buildings in the area bound by Uhuru Highway, Haile Selassie Avenue, University Way and Kirinyaga Road.
The others are buildings within the entire Westlands Shopping Centre area, buildings within the Upper Hill district, and buildings around Ngara.
In the notice, the City Hall administration warned that those who will not adhere to the directives in the stipulated time frame risk legal action.
“This notice/order takes effect immediately and shall lapse after 90 days, after which the county government of Nairobi shall commence undertaking necessary legal enforcement against those who will not have repainted their buildings and provided security lighting for their premises,” the notice read.
The governor also urged administrators, planners, environmental officers, and engineers about the importance of restoring the county’s glory.
“It is each individual’s responsibility to ensure the implementation of recently enacted policies, including the removal of illegal signage, mandatory repainting of city buildings within 90 days, ongoing clean-up exercises, and improved waste management,” Sakaja said.
Over the past few weeks, the governor has been spearheading a cleanup initiative in the CBD, which has resulted in the removal of illegal signage, the relocation of hawkers from the streets, and a thorough cleaning of the city by a dedicated team of 3,500 Green Army members under the Green Nairobi program.
