Governor Sakaja Issued Ultimatum After Dumping Garbage At KPLC Nairobi Offices
On Tuesday, February 25, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) ordered the Nairobi City County Government to remove waste strewn near Kenya Power’s offices in Nairobi.
Their demands, along with two others, came during a deadlock between the Johnson Sakaja-led county government and the electricity provider over outstanding debts totaling billions of shillings.
“We hereby demand that you (Nairobi City County) remove your garbage from this site (Kenya Power offices). This is not a waste disposal site. We do not want the garbage there,” noted an NEMA official.
“Remove your smelly garbage trucks from Kenya Power offices,” NEMA orders Nairobi City County Government pic.twitter.com/BvE4j8NYGi
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) February 25, 2025
NEMA, while emphasizing its mandate, stated that the rubbish was damaging the environment around the Kenya Power headquarters, which included residential and commercial sectors.
“The smell, you know, does not respect boundaries. There are residential houses, eateries, some hotels, and business premises that are affected,” the official added.
“Although we heard there was a conflict, we are ending up with a situation where other parties unrelated to the conflict are affected.”
On Monday, February 24, photographs and videos posted online showed garbage trucks, apparently from the Nairobi County Government, blocking entryways to Stima Plaza in Nairobi.
Massive piles of debris were stacked up at the entrance to the Kenya Power headquarters building, alongside the garbage trucks.
@NemaKenya has today ordered the Nairobi County Government to immediately remove waste material dumped outside Stima Plaza in Nairobi. Our inspection revealed that the waste leachate has been discharged into the storm drain, and a strong odour emanating from the waste has… pic.twitter.com/9GUcG5syCa
— NEMA Kenya (@NemaKenya) February 25, 2025
KPLC’s management stated in a press statement made at Stima Plaza that numerous company-owned vehicles had also been clamped by county government police due to unpaid parking fees allegations.
The company’s management viewed the morning incident as a retaliatory strike by the Nairobi City County Government.
The confrontation began after the county government allegedly stopped a sewer connection, causing garbage to stream into KPLC’s facilities.
This move was purportedly taken in response to the utility company’s decision to disconnect the power supply due to an overdue bill owed by the County Government of Nairobi.
The county government has now refuted this, with the Finance Director denying accusations of a Ksh3 billion debt amassed over several years.
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Aside from disposing of rubbish, NEMA asked that the county government ‘cover’ its garbage trucks, citing that open trucks contributed to environmental contamination.
“When you look at that waste, it is not carried properly because those vehicles are not covered,” NEMA asserted.
“Even when they are moving on our streets, the waste will be blown by the wind and will spill onto our streets. So that is also an order—that the waste should be moved properly.”
The authority also urged the county administration to get NEMA licences as required by law.
Governor Sakaja Issued Ultimatum After Dumping Garbage At KPLC Nairobi Offices
