This archive report was first published on 30 June 2020.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has praised the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) for its dedication to improving service delivery in Nairobi and its surrounding areas.
On June 28th, the President received the 100-days performance report by the NMS at Harambee House in Nairobi, where he expressed satisfaction with the progress made by the agency in implementing directives given at its launch on March 18 this year.
‘I issued several directives to NMS to achieve within the 100 days, which period ended on Saturday, 28th, June this year. The directives were aimed at enhancing service provision in the areas of waste collection and disposal, water and sanitation, housing and urban development, transport and public works,' the President said.
President Kenyatta challenged NMS to work towards making Nairobi a model city, saying, ‘I challenge NMS to demonstrate that Nairobi can be the model of our Post Covid-19 National Recovery Strategy.'
Major General Mohammed Badi, the Director General of NMS, assured the President of his agency’s determination to transform Nairobi into a smart city by fully implementing its broad mandate.
During the ceremony, the President toured some of the agency’s projects in Nairobi’s informal settlements, including community water boreholes and water purification facilities at Kiboro Primary School (Mathare), Chief’s Camp (Mathare North) and at Kibra DCC’s office.
The President also visited ongoing urban renewal and affordable housing projects in Ngara and Pangani neighbourhoods, which are being implemented by the state department of housing, NMS and Nairobi City County.
