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"Team to clean Nairobi River to be gazetted next week," DP Rigathi Gachagua. 

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced that the Nairobi River Commission will be gazetted next week. 

Speaking on Thursday, November 17, when he met representatives of 25 United Nations agencies at his office, Gachagua said the Government would ramp up efforts to clean the Nairobi River. 

The Deputy President stated that the Kenya Kwanza administration is keen on ensuring the river that cuts through the capital city is clean.

“We are working on the Nairobi River Commission. We are putting up a team with terms of reference. By next week, that Commission will be gazetted. It is a huge undertaking in matters of cleaning the river and settlement because people have to be relocated, but have to be given alternative sources of livelihood,” he said.  

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DP Rigathi Gachagua

The DP added," We will need the support of the UN family- UNEP, Habitat and others. We want your agencies to be involved in the Nairobi River Commission. We will be asking for your partnership to restore the river." 

The agencies under the new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Kenya 2022-2026 expressed readiness to partner with the Government in the implementation of 15 programmes.