Governor Sakaja to lead city clean up exercise on Saturday

City Governor Johnson Sakaja will lead the Nairobi County cleanup exercise, set for this coming Saturday.

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

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

He said the county collects in excess of 2,300 tonnes of waste on a daily basis.

“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.