Kileleshwa and Lavington residents are resisting calls to vacate riparian land along the Nairobi River, jeopardizing the critical final phase of the Ksh50 billion Nairobi River Regeneration Project. The government warns that continued non-compliance threatens public health and environmental restoration efforts for millions downstream.

• The Ksh50 billion Nairobi River Regeneration Project was launched in March last year and aims to transform the polluted river into a clean public resource.
• The project includes a 60-kilometer trunk sewer line, expanded wastewater treatment plants, and green public spaces.
• Officials state that resistance in Kileleshwa and Lavington undermines the entire restoration effort, despite many informal settlements downstream having complied.
• The initiative has created over 40,000 jobs, primarily for youth, through the Climate Works Mtaani Initiative.