Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has urged residents in the city to help put an end to crime by reporting and apprehending individuals who are vandalizing public infrastructure.
Addressing the media on Monday, September 8, Sakaja explained that the county government was working alongside the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the National Police Service (NPS) to boost police visibility in the CBD, but explained that it wasn’t the government’s sole responsibility.
He referred to cases where certain individuals have been vandalizing streetlights in the CBD with intent, creating a favorable environment for criminals.
Sakaja announced that the county has come up with a toll-free line, 988, through which citizens can report crime and vandalism.
“Vandalism of public infrastructure is against the law because that is infrastructure that has been placed there using your money. We have equipment to ensure that we repair the power infrastructure in the city, but we want to warn anyone vandalising power that they will face the full force of the law if caught,” Sakaja stated.
The governor also reminded Nairobians of progress made since he took office.
“When I took office, there were so many cases of crime in the city, but we worked with security agencies to ensure that order was restored, and we shall not allow it to go back there,” he added.
Sakaja also announced plans to engage the CBD business community to boost security by requiring them to install CCTV cameras and lights on their buildings in line with county by-laws.
“We shall have a meeting with all the building owners and deliberate on how they can put their CCTVs and lights outside their buildings, and this will improve the security of the city, and this is something that is being done by many cities across the world, not just here,” Sakaja stated.
The governor assured Nairobians that the county is working with Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) to repair and install more streetlights, especially in crime-prone areas.
At the same time, Sakaja also gave tough warnings to boda boda operators who are operating illegally. He revealed that the county has already worked with the boda boda association to designate official pick-up points across the city.
He added that the operators have agreed to form Saccos, which will make it easier to weed out rogue individuals.
“Many people working in the Boda boda sector are very good people and are working well, but we would like to encourage them not to allow a few individuals to come and tarnish their reputation; they need to root them out,” Sakaja said.
The governor warned that anyone operating outside the agreed areas would face arrest.
“If you are found to be operating outside the designated areas, we shall apprehend you, and there is nothing you can do about it,” he added.
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