Sakaja anaonya maafisa juu ya vibali haramu kwenye ardhi ya riparian

Gavana wa Nairobi Johnson Sakaja ameonya maafisa wa mipango na wataalamu wa uchunguzi juu ya vibali vya maendeleo haramu kwenye ardhi ya riparian. Amewahakikishia watafanyiwa kuwajibishwa huku uharibifu wa majengo kwenye njia za maji ukiendelea. Amewahimiza wenyeji wa maeneo hatari kuhama ili kuokoa maisha wakati mvua nzito inaendelea.

Sakaja alizungumza wakati wa ibada katika kanisa la PCEA Evergreen Parish huko Westlands. Alitetea uharibifu unaoendelea wa majengo kwenye njia za maji kama sehemu ya mkakati wa kurudisha mifereji ya asili ya maji na kuzuia hasara za maisha na mali.

"Watu wengi sasa wanapoteza sehemu za mali zao baada ya kupokea vibali na kujenga kwenye ardhi ya riparian na maeneo ya mafuriko. Ikiwa hii ilitokea miaka iliyopita au hivi karibuni, wapalani na wataalamu wa uchunguzi wanatarajiwa kufuata kanuni za maendeleo," alisema.

Gavana alionya wale wanaopinga uharibifu kuwa hawawezi kujenga kwenye njia za maji kisha kulalamika juu ya mafuriko. "Watu lazima wachukue jukumu. Huwezi kufunga njia za maji kisha kulalamika juu ya mafuriko," aliongeza.

Timu za utekelezaji zinaendelea kurudisha maeneo yaliyovamiwa ya riparian, ikiwa ni pamoja na Kirichwa Kubwa huko Kilimani. "Kazi ya kurudisha ardhi ya riparian inaendelea kwa kasi ya juu. Tunaokoa maeneo mengi, na wakati mvua inaendelea, majengo zaidi yanatambuliwa na kuondolewa," Sakaja alisema. Pia aliwahimiza wenyeji wa maeneo kama Grogan kuhama, akisema "hii si siasa ni kuhusu usalama na kuokoa maisha."

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Machakos County has announced demolitions of houses and perimeter walls on riparian land to restore waterways and reduce flooding risks. Areas in Mavoko including 360 Estate, Kicheko, and Kincar will be targeted first. Mavoko Municipal Manager Josylyn Kauta said an agreement has been reached with one developer to begin work immediately.

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Kenya's Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has directed water sector institutions to act firmly against major inefficiencies, including non-revenue water use. He gave the orders during a meeting with State Department for Water officials on April 9, 2026. The move forms part of the government's wider reforms to enhance service delivery.

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered multi-agency security teams deployed nationwide ahead of heavy rains expected over the Idd-ul-Fitr holiday weekend. The move follows a warning from the Kenya Meteorological Department about intense rainfall. The government urges caution amid risks of floods and landslides.

 

 

 

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