This archive report was first published on 26 June 2020.
President Uhuru Kenyatta established the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) on March 18, 2020, to take over key functions from Governor Mike Sonko's administration.
As the NMS marks its first 100 days in office, Director-General Mohamed Badi is expected to present a report to President Kenyatta on the agency's achievements.
According to the President's directives, the NMS was tasked with ending corruption and dismantling cartels hindering Nairobi's development.
Major-General Badi has disbanded City Hall's development plans approval committees, a move seen as a strong statement against graft.
The NMS has also made significant progress in garbage collection and disposal, collecting an average of 175 truckloads of garbage daily, against the target of 2,000.
Additionally, the agency has closed illegal dumpsites and gazetted legal ones, with plans to relocate the dumpsite.
On transport, the NMS has worked closely with the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA) to implement the urban mobility plan and develop pedestrian walkways and cycling lanes.
The face of the Nairobi central business district has changed with road repairs and development of a non-motorised transport facility.
The agency has also established bus stages at Desai and Park roads and is working on the Railway City Development Authority.
Furthermore, the NMS has reviewed existing projects, streamlined urban renewal, and come up with development controls and approvals for the county.
On water distribution, the agency has come up with strategies for equitable distribution and dismantled cartels in management and distribution.
The NMS is also involved in the sinking of 93 boreholes, 51 of which have been drilled in slums, and the fabrication and elevation of 35 tanks.
