3,500 youths will be hired to aid City clean-up exercise

BY CORESPONDENT

addressed swiftly.

Governor Sakaja went on to say that the county is severely understaffed, which is hampering ef- forts to manage garbage and waste collection.

"The city of Nairobi has become too dirty and it has been for a long time," he said.

"You can imagine the people who were cleaning the streets back in the day are still the same ones doing it today. I am proud to announce, and I thank my MCAs they have passed a budget, whereby a total of 3,500 youths will be hired to clean up Nairobi County."

He also stated that a procurement process for garbage tractors, lorries, and refuse compactors is currently underway to accommodate the large number.

Sakaja stated that the expected massive garbage collection will be recycled to generate electricity.

"The Dandora waste-to-energy plant within 30 days will be commissioning somebody to take over the waste-to-energy to produce 45MW of electricity from the Dandora dump site," he said.

His sentiments were echoed by President William Ruto who acknowledged the city's waste needs to be managed, given the mass pollution witnessed within its precincts.

President Ruto stated that all city emitters have been identified, and that cleanup will begin with their landfills.