See How Kidero’s New Environmental Askaris Made Their First Arrests On Nairobi Residents Allegedly Littering The City (Photos)
Last week Governor Evans Kidero unveiled a new team of trained individuals whose mandate is to ensure the famous grass, the streets and generally the capital remains clean by arresting whoever found littering the city.
Yes, it was late last week but the team has already hit the ground running.
Today, close to 72 Nairobians were arrested by the Nairobi City County’s Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement team.
According to a statement by the governor, the 71 were found either stepping on the grass, littering the capital and other related things.
The governor warned that no one will be spared in this latest drive to make the city clean and attractive. It should be a city in the sun.
However, a section of Kenyans expressed their displeasure at the arrests, with some saying they are unlawfully and the team is very brutal from the manner it handles the suspects.
Some of those enraged had this to say:
Samuel Samoke One day I bought a banana and I saw these Environmental monitoring and enforcement goons. I decided to carry my peelings as I walked through city hall. They followed me all the way to Anniversary towers waiting me to dispose them on the road and jump in. I dispposed the peeling at the garbage bin outside the anniversary and they were frustrated a lot. They are seriously looking for mistakes and when they dont find they feel so frustrated. I dont like they way they handle offenders. They manhandle you. They abuse you. They insult you. Sometimes you can mistakes them as thugs. They are sometimes drunk and dirty. Arrogant and ignorant. If they get you, you have no rights. The city needs to be clean but sanity is also important.
Harold Murithi Evans Kidero……the city is full of muggers, robbers, street urchins, potholes….then all you tell us is about grass and flower beds?……. have you driven along Kasarani- Mwiki- Njiru road of late? l drove on that road on Saturday and this morning and I really pity the residents down there, investors, matatu owners………..I think you need to go down that road……not on foot like you like doing on Uhuru highway….but on a saloon car and then your flowerbeds and grass will lose all meaning. Lakini usijali tutakutana 2017…..iko around the corner!
Joe Bloggs Munyui Please fire all the hooligans from the county and employ mature human beings, trying to reason with these askaris is like trying to talk to a sheep, plus in that court you are guilty until proven guilty,
Coleman Onyango Ombok What happens which you do not know is that the first offenders are staff of NCCG. They do this to lure unsespecting Nairobians, pounce on and nastily hound them to court! This is abuse of power that you are extolling as good work, Mr. Governor. I repeat, you need someone to police your Police.
Joe Bloggs Munyui Nairobi is dirty, the people who should be cleaning are busy extorting money from naive Kenyans, first clean out the corruption that has plagued the county council before you harass Kenyans
George Morara What a load of nonsense! Where did all the arresting resources come from where Nairobi is a den of crime with no police around! The grass has more security than the people! Priorities indeed!
