Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has said operations to weed out plastic paper bags will start in a week's time.
Sakaja, while speaking at Uhuru Gardens during the Labour Day celebrations, said the plastic bags contribute to poor drainage in the capital.
"In a week we are going to go into another operation to make sure that plastic paper bags are no longer in our markets because they are the ones clogging our drainage. We want to keep our city clean," he said.
City Governor said though the use of plastic bags had been banned, many are still using them.
Sakaja said he has already made an agreement with NEMA Director General regarding the exercise to weed out those still using plastic bags.
He noted that Nairobi is the environment capital of the world, as it hosts the United Nations Environment Program(UNEP).
Sakaja said he is aware many who showed up for the celebrations experienced challenges because of poor drainage.
He acknowledged that many highways are currently flooded with the ongoing rains.
"A lot of illegal dumping has been going on in the city," Sakaja said.
He said towards the end of this week, the county will employ 3500 youth to clean the city.