The government has suspended the planned car-free days in Nairobi central business district for a period of two weeks.
Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the plan has been put on hold to allow vetting of hawkers who will be selling their goods during the two weekly car-less days in the city center.
“These vetting will involve measures to enhance security taking into consideration the recent terror attack in DusitD2,” says Macharia as quoted by the Star.
CS Macharia says the decision to suspend the plan has been made after a consultative meeting between the Ministry, Nairobi Senator Jonhson Sakaja, Nairobi County officials and hawkers representatives on Wednesday.
“The capture of the Biometric data of the traders using BVR kits has not been completed as anticipated. This as an essential security measure that has to be finalized. Consequently, the trial run has been deferred until further notice,” adds Macharia.
Transport Principal Secretary Paul Maringa says the government would generate Sh39.5 million daily from more than 100,000 hawkers during the two car-free days.
The pilot phase of the program was set to be rolled out on Friday, where Harambee Avenue, City Hall Way, Taifa Road, and Mama Ngina Street would have been closed from 8 am to 4 pm.
Macharia said the pilot would run for two weeks after which the plan would be fully implemented on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
“The purpose of this exercise is to see how we can start freeing up the CBD so that it is easier moving in and out.”
“We will also be moving to satellite towns such as Westlands and Upper Hill to introduce the same concept because they too have the same problems,” CS Macharia noted.
Flip-flop policy just like…
Flip-flop policy just like their education counterparts. Is this government policy or a Simon Makonde story? The story goes something like—Simon Makonde was born on a Monday, was named on a Tuesday, married on a Wednesday,taken ill on a Thursday, treated on a Friday, died on a Saturday and he was buried on a Sunday-that is the sad story of Simon Makonde! On Monday a car-free day policy was born and on Wednesday it is dead. Who pays these people without asking them the hard questions? The put the government in bad light with their half-baked solutions to complex problems.
There is too much activities in these ministries and little accomplishment partly because of this copy-and- paste plans adopted from other places. Nairobi has very little to learn from Kigali and Dar due to many different factors. And until these unique factors are put into consideration, we will be like cheats that copy wrong answers even including names.
Come to think of it a 100,000 hawkers? to generate 39.5 Million? in two days? But sir, for how long will this work or we just throwing numbers to save face?
If you think Nairobi or Kenyan solutions will be found in the greater East African region, think again.
I see the same “lack of…
I see the same “lack of planning is planning to fail” approach in the Huduma ID implementation. A Huduma ID will aggregate our data typically found in ID, birth certificate, KRA, NSSF, NHIF, finger print data, etc, into one digital ID.
We in the diaspora will have to make the application at the assistant chief level. That could change but that is what is now. Anyone see a problem here? Especially if this new ID will be required for any or all government transactions?
For real its like entrusting…
For real its like entrusting you plans on astrology or voodoo masters!
This jubilee government is…
This jubilee government is full of clowns. No planning goes into anything other than looting.
The boy in statehouse needs to show some leadership. Time is running out and he will be known as the worst president ever. Even worse than Moi
Tusker tu! Kila siku Kila saa