Nairobi is set to benefit from an KSh 80 billion cooperation agreement between the National Government and Nairobi County, targeting key services in the city.
Part of the money, KSh 3.7 billion, has been committed to street lighting. The plan is to install 50,000 light points across Nairobi to improve lighting in estates and along roads.
Another KSh 1.5 billion has been allocated for transformers and last-mile electricity connections to help lower power costs for low-income households. In the long term, KSh 3.3 billion will go towards transformers, prepaid metering and lighting in informal settlements.
On water, KSh 2.1 billion will be invested in the Ng’ethu Treatment Plant. A further KSh 3 billion will be spent on the Gigiri–Shauri Moyo evacuation corridor to address water shortages.
Sewer projects have also received a large share. KSh 9 billion has been committed to build two parallel 27-kilometre trunk sewer networks along the Nairobi River corridor. Another KSh 6 billion will be used to put up a new sewer treatment plant that will treat 60,000 cubic litres of wastewater per day.
To support more connections, KSh 3 billion has been allocated for last-mile sewer connectivity, while KSh 15 billion has been set aside for long-term sewer expansion.
Roads, bridges and drainage works will get KSh 8.7 billion. Out of this, KSh 2 billion will go towards completing KURA roads within two months.
In addition, KSh 2 billion has been allocated for solid waste management, on top of KSh 4 billion already committed by the county government.
The agreement also includes the setting up of a dedicated Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit within 60 days to help improve security in the city.
