Days after the Auditor General warned on the infrastructural deterioration of the Nyayo house, the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has been forced to swing into action, promising that the government will commence the renovations of the building.
Speaking before the Senate on Wednesday, March 5, the CS asserted that plans are underway to see the refurbishment of the building.
Murkomen said that the refurbishment will cover repainting of the building, mechanical repairs including the lifts, and the renovations of washrooms and offices on the 3rd,4th, and 8th floors. "Nyayo house was commissioned around 46 years ago and currently accommodates over 58 national and county government departments, which offer different services to Kenyans, especially immigration services," he said. "Previously the ministry engaged the state departments of public works to assess the necessary maintenance works of the Nyayo house and they gave the ministry a bill of quantities amounting to Ksh244,831,860, funds which the ministry does not have at the moment," he added.
A section of the Nyayo House building in Nairobi Photo Ministry of Interior According to the CS, the government is currently refurbishing offices occupied by the State Department of Immigration to boost the efficient delivery of services. "The state Department of Immigration and Citizen Services occupies the majority of the floors of the Nyayo house and all these floors are currently being refurbished to ensure efficient service delivery and a conducive working environment for the staff," he said.
