Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has announced plans to undertake more reforms in the CBD after the banning of hawking on major streets.
In a video shared by the county official on Tuesday, January 14, Mosiria announced that the county was planning on removing signage placed by business entities along walkways and streets.
He explained that some of the signage was hampering the movement of people along various streets within the CBD.
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"In some instances, people are even knocking their heads on the signage. Some of those things are illegal. We are going to remove all illegal signage that is making the CBD look dirty," he stated.
"People have printed papers and they have placed them everywhere. Why would you place signage that obstructs people when walking?"
Additionally, the county directed businesses to maintain the cleanliness of their surroundings warning that action would be taken against those contravening the clean standards being set.
Matatu operators were also directed to remove all abandoned vehicles from stages to enable effective cleaning exercise at night.
"All business owners and landlords are hereby directed to comply with their requirements with immediate effect. Environmental Officers will conduct impromptu inspections to monitor the level of compliance," Mosiria warned in a notice.
"Non-compliance will result in prosecution as per the provisions of the law. Let us work together to maintain a dean and healthy environment in Nairobi."
