This archive report was first published on 1 July 2020.
On 28th June this year, President Uhuru Kenyatta received the 100-days performance report by the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) at Harambee House in Nairobi.
The President expressed satisfaction with the progress made by NMS in implementing the directives he gave to the agency at its launch on 18th March 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 Head of State 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.
Communities neighbouring the boreholes receive treated water for their domestic use at no cost.
