On August 20, 2021, Nairobi City County Deputy Governor and Acting Governor, Ann Kananu, signed the Nairobi City County Public Nuisance Act 2021 into law.
The Act aims to provide for the control of public nuisances and empower the county to take necessary measures for maintaining a clean and sanitary environment.
"The objective of this act is to provide for the control of public nuisance and empower the county to take all lawful necessary and reasonably practicable measures for the maintenance of the county at all times in a clean and sanitary condition," says Ms. Kananu.
According to the Acting Governor, the Act will enable the county to abate and prevent public nuisances, remedy any nuisance or condition liable to be injurious or dangerous to health, or which has been declared to be a public nuisance under this Act.
The signing ceremony was attended by the Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly, Benson Mutura, other Members of County Assembly, and Nairobi County Attorney, Lydia Kwamboka, who presented the bill to the Acting Governor for assent.
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