Nairobi can be cleaner, if our leaders want

Nairobi County CECM Green Nairobi Community Maureen Njeri(centre) and Lt.Col Kahigu Njoroge(right) tour Nairobi River at Lucky Summer during the Mazingira Day at Kamukunji on October 10, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

On Friday, Kenyans celebrated Mazingira Day. This year’s celebration came at a time when Nairobians are fed up with the filth chocking the city. It is hard to overstate how filthy the city has become. There is dust everywhere.