Why City Hall should effectively implement development plans

City Hall Annexe Building which the County under Governor Sakaja had it converted to the Nairobi County Customer Service Centre on Monday, August 02, 2023. [Samson Wire, Standard]

A city of order, dignity, hope and opportunities for all. That is the vision statement guiding the Nairobi County's Annual Development Plan 2024/2025. However, the chaos currently being witnessed in the city centre due to the influx of hawkers does not reflect the envisaged order in the city.

Despite Governor Johnson Sakaja recently banning hawking from the CBD, the streets are still increasingly becoming chaotic and impassable due to the rising number of hawkers. Just like during the previous regimes, we continue to witness confrontations between hawkers and city askari who often manhandle the traders and, in some cases, destroy their merchandise.