Just a few days after pledging to do away with slums in the country President William Ruto has yet again promised magic in the Nairobi River.
The president pledged to employ about 20,000 Youth , he said these while speaking at the launch of the Nairobi River Regeneration Project in Korogocho, Nairobi on Thursday, Ruto stated that the cleaning will be done in phases, with the first phase set to begin on October 1.
"In one year's time, we want Nairobi River to change. The whole section along Nairobi river is going to be divided and we will ensure that there will be people at every stage,''
"Our youth have an opportunity to contribute to the improvement of our environment." he said stating that the locals of Korogocho will be given high priority during the recruitment process.
The clean up plan is set to be expanded into other major cities in Kenya which will employ more young people.
"Building on this foundation we will extend the program to the four major cities. Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret and Nakuru within one month. And an additional 40,000 will be engaged with 10,000 of them allocated to other areas of Nairobi starting early November," Annouced Ruto adding that individual caught backtracking the progress will be held accountable.
"If you are going to be polluting the river you must prepare to make sure that you are held to account and you pay for it so that we can keep the rivers clean and everybody becomes responsible for their behaviour."
