Nairobi City

Nairobians, are we in Winter?

29th June 2019

Nairobians, are we in Winter? Nairobi City is a place of low tempratures in the month of July. For many years, the entire of July is a very cold month in Nairobi and its environs. However, it cannot get as cold as Nyahururu and Limuru. These two counties are the undisputed champions of very cold […]

Call for public participation on Urban Housing Renewal and Regeneration Policy

17th January 2019

Call for public participation on Urban Housing Renewal and Regeneration Policy Nairobi City County has floated a call for public participation on Sessional Paper no.1 of 2018 on urban housing renewal and regeneration policy. According to the advert placed on the Star Newspaper, the policy was laid on the floor of the county assembly on […]

Health Living and other Stories (Sunday 11/4/2018)

4th November 2018

Health Living and other stories (Sunday 11/4/2018) Today I went out for a roadwork to keep fit and subsequently avoid lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure, obesity, hypertension and diabetes among others. I’ve not been able to exercise more regularly because of fake excuses such as: it’s raining today, i am busy today and […]

Ticket required to gain entry into the trade fair.

NAIROBI INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR 2018 EDITION

6th October 2018

NAIROBI INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR 2018 EDITION As we approached the Nairobi International Trade Fair showground from the Kibera gate, we had to go through several hawkers who sell their merchandise and services such as face painting for children and balloons which in their own thinking and estimation are a pre-requisite for the members of the […]

Manuel Moses, IFC Kenya Country Manager briefing Civil Society Organization on what IFC is working on.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) Projects in Kenya

6th October 2018

International Finance Corporation (IFC) Projects in Kenya According to Manuel Moses – the International Finance Corporation (IFC) country manager- the multilateral agency is assisting refugee communities in Kakuma Refugee Camp based in Turkana County. The economy of Kakuma has been valued at USD$56 million (equivalent to KES. 5.6 billion). If Kakuma was a city, it […]

Public participation for 21st Century democracy

21st August 2018

Public participation in the 21st Century democracy involves analysis of policy documents and presentation of oral and written proposals to the state.

Nairobi City County Budget 2018/2019

1st July 2018

Nairobi City County Budget 2018/2019 Nairobi City County enacted a Ksh. 32 billion shillings budget for the year which commenced today 1st July, 2018. A total of Ksh. 21.1 billion will be spent on recurrent expending and the reminder spent on development. Citizen Television has an interview with Charles Kerich who is the acting County Executive […]

Nairobi County Appoints new Advisers

23rd October 2017

Nairobi County Appoints new Advisers Governor Mike Sonko has hired new advisers to serve his government. The top adviser for urban planning and renewal is the Former Clerk of Nairobi City, John Gakuo. Githende Gachanja has been appoint as the economic advisor. Alphonce Mutinda will be Sonko’s legal adviser. Abel Onchari Onyiego will be the new […]

Marabou Storks for a clean Nairobi City

6th December 2016

MARABOU STOCK FOR A CLEANER CITY Marabou stocks play a great role in ensuring that our city is clean. They eat all kinds of waste from the garbage deposited by humans. Anything that can be swallowed is food for these birds. Imagine, they eat even shoes and metals. They are great scavengers eating anything including feaces, […]

Improving County Budget Oversight

26th September 2016

26th September, 2016 at 11:00 pm By kerosi.com The Nairobi Budget and Economic Forum organized a meeting to discuss strategies for improving budget oversight at the county level and a number of issues emerged. These may also be affecting your county. Keep reading. Recurrent Expenditure/Wage Bill Many counties around Kenya have a high recurrent expenditure. […]