Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment, Geoffrey Mosiria, has issued a stern warning to hawkers who exploit others by taking extra spaces, stressing that the county government will soon come after them.
In a statement on Saturday, July 13, Mosiria said that he will have an engagement with the Nairobi County Governor, Johnson Sakaja, to kickstart a crackdown to weed out such hawkers, whom he labelled as the 'big fishes'.
Mosiria, who had an engagement with hawkers who complained of not having spaces in the designated backlane areas, claimed that the county government will also take action against individuals who are exploiting hawkers by charging them fees for spaces, which are meant to be free of charge. "I will take it personally and get in touch with the head of markets and ensure that every one of you gets a space.
Some people are taking advantage of people by asking them to pay for species, yet the governor gave the spaces for free," Mosiria said.
