A waste field in Mathare North. [Photo/Mathare Valley]
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has entered into an agreement with the Rwandese embassy to help clean up the capital.
Rwanda’s high commissioner to Kenya, James Kimonyo, said the deal will see Nairobi copy the steps Rwanda took to make its capital, Kigali, the cleanest city in Eastern Africa.
We are happy to continue this national exercise with Rwandans living here in Nairobi but most importantly we have agreed with the county government that this exercise can only be a success if it’s done in partnership with its administration,” said Mr Kimonyo, as quoted by Daily Nation.
Mr Kimonyo said Kenya did well last year to replicate Rwanda’s decision to ban plastic bags, a decision the Paul Kagame-led nation made 11 years ago.
“Kigali boasts as one of the cleanest and greenest cities in the world with no litter. Our secret has been in behaviour change as a result of strict enforcement practice in our country,” he added.
One of Governor Sonko’s pre-election pledges was to clean up the city, which has been littered with wastes in many places.