It was a beehive of activities at Parklands’ Stima Plaza and parts of Ngara as Green Army personnel under the Green Nairobi initiative carried out a thorough fumigation, sanitation, and cleanup exercise.
Armed with fumigation machines, water boozers, and cleanup equipment, the team descended on the area to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for residents and workers.
Public Health Chief Officer Tom Nyakaba, who oversaw the exercise, emphasized the importance of maintaining hygiene at Stima Plaza, confirming that crucial services like water and sewer lines had been fully connected.
“It is our duty to ensure that people live and work in a clean environment. Today, we are here at Stima Plaza to assure occupants that their surroundings are safe and hygienic,” Nyakaba said.
The cleanup, strategically scheduled over the weekend when foot traffic is lower, saw Green Army teams fumigating inside and outside the building, while water boozers with treated water washed down roads in Ngara.
“This is part of an ongoing citywide exercise to clean up Nairobi, now extending into estates in a coordinated manner. Our teams are also deployed in various parts of the city today,” Nyakaba added.
Beyond sanitation efforts, the event also marked a significant milestone in resolving the long-standing dispute between Nairobi City County Government (NCCG) and Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) over unpaid wayleave fees amounting to Sh4.8 billion and electricity bills owed by the county.
Governor Johnson Sakaja, who addressed the issue following a high-level intervention by the Head of Public Service, confirmed that he and Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi had agreed to work on resolving the matter.
“We have agreed to take up the issue with the CS and find a lasting solution. Meanwhile, an unfortunate incident occurred where one of our trucks tipped garbage in the area. That was not the intention, and within 30 minutes, we had cleared it. We are investigating the matter internally,” Sakaja assured.
With the cleanup drive in full swing and major disputes now on the path to resolution, Nairobi residents can look forward to a cleaner and better-managed city in the coming months.
The standoff had seen the county government dump garbage at the KP premises and block sewer lines. This is after KP disconnected power supply to City Hall. A meeting called by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei solved the standoff.
The issue has attracted condemnation with police launching investigations into the same.
A number of staff at City Hall have recorded statements over the incident.
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