Nairobians Risk Arrest For Spitting After City County Announces Strict Measures
Nairobi City residents who are caught spitting saliva in the streets will face arrest, Nairobi Chief Environment Officer Geoffrey Mosiria announced on Thursday night.
While answering questions from the media, the County official stated that Nairobi residents have become notorious for littering the city.
He insisted that Nairobians are unaware of bylaws governing hygiene levels.
He also stated that the county government will enforce the directive by strategically positioning county askaris, and urged city residents to use handkerchiefs if they intend to spit.
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“We will put our officers on every corner and on every street of Nairobi to ensure no one urinates, spits saliva or litters the city anyhow,” he stated.
Mosiria also issued a warning to those operating in downtown Nairobi for failing to follow hygiene standards.
“The upper Nairobi, with Moi Avenue as the dividing line, is very clean because people are responsible as opposed to those in the downtown,” the CEC added.
The officer, who has been very strict about enforcing hygiene standards, revealed that an intense operation was underway to ensure that the directive was followed.
“We want to put all our bylaws into use. We cannot continue as if we don’t have any laws. It is you citizens who make laws through the choice of leaders to implement these laws.” the environment chief added.
The Nairobi County Nuisance Act makes it an offense to deposit any type of material or waste on the streets.
The law also states that spitting on any footpath or blowing one’s nose aimlessly into anything other than a suitable cloth or tissue is illegal.
The offense of blowing your nose without a handkerchief or tissue carries a Ksh10,000 fine or a 6- to 12-month imprisonment term.
On Monday, August 19, a Nairobi court ordered 30 offenders caught urinating on the streets to clean the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly known as the City Mortuary.
The Chief Officer led the exercise, thanking the magistrate for delivering the punishment and stating that it would serve as an example to others who engaged in such behavior.
The Act’s enforcement is likely to land many Nairobi residents in hot water because they were unaware of the existence of such laws.
Nairobians Risk Arrest For Spitting After City County Announces Strict Measures
