Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has confirmed the interdiction of two senior officers following the garbage dumping at Stima Plaza.
Appearing before the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, on Monday, March 3, 2025, Sakaja noted that the county had prohibited the two officers from executing their duties till investigations are concluded.
“Two officers have been interdicted over the illegal dumping of garbage because this is not what we stand for. On behalf of the staff, I apologize. That should not have happened,” he said.
At the same time, Sakaja absolved himself from the decision to dump the heap of garbage outside Stima Plaza. He made it clear that his administration did not sanction the move.
However, he admitted before the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, that the county government ordered the blocking of Stima Plaza entrance.
Sakaja added that the county okayed the stop to the provision of sanitation services and water to Stima Plaza.
“Whereas the decision to block the entrance of Stima Plaza and to cease provision of county services, including water and sanitation to KPLC was a county government decision supported by the National Rating Act 2024 Section 19, the incident where one truck tipped garbage was not sanctioned. Internal processes have been instituted,” Sakaja submitted to the committee.
Nonetheless, Sakaja confirmed to the committee that he ordered the removal of the garbage at Stima Plaza and the exercise was completed within an hour.
Additionally, Sakaja informed the lawmakers that the area was properly fumigated after cleaning.
“Immediate measures taken were to remove the dumped garbage within an hour. Subsequently, Nairobi City County Government, through its Public Health Department and the Green Nairobi Department, washed and fumigated the affected area,” Sakaja stated.
In that session, Sakaja vowed to engage Kenya Power officials to avoid the recurrence of the incident.
