Nairobi deploys 4,500 workers to clear drains and waste ahead El Niño rains

Governor Johnson Sakaja says the recruits have been employed on permanent and pensionable terms, making the programme one of the county’s largest recruitment drives for workers...

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The Nairobi county government has deployed 4,500 newly hired workers under the Green Army programme to clear streets, drainage channels, and public spaces in preparation for the anticipated El Niño rains.

The recruitment of 4,500 workers on permanent and pensionable terms is described as the county's largest recruitment drive for environmental services since the 1980s.
The initiative, led by Governor Johnson Sakaja, aims to address both unemployment and the city's significant waste management challenges.
This effort is directly linked to preventing flooding by clearing drainage systems ahead of heavy rainfall, with numerous waste collection points and illegal dumping sites already cleared.

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