Government to create over 50,000 jobs to boost Nairobi rivers cleanup

Ngong river clean up exercise

The government plans to expand the Climate Works Project by increasing its workforce from the current 20,000 to 50,000, aiming to accelerate the cleanup of Nairobi's major rivers and reclaim riparian land.

During the launch of the Ngong River cleanup initiative in Mukuru kwa Reuben, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accompanied by Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo, stated that this expansion would enhance efforts to restore Mathare, Nairobi, and Ngong rivers.