Ex-Kiambu Governor Waititu Lands State Job

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has landed on his feet after he was impeached in 2020.

The former Kabete MP on Friday landed a State job after President William Ruto appointed him to serve on the Nairobi Rivers Commission.

Ruto appointed Pamela A. Olet to lead the commission in a gazette notice published on December 2.

Other members include  Eva Muhia – Representing Riverine Communities, Elizabeth Wathuti – Representing Civil Society, Carlota Dal Lago – Representing the Private Sector,  Elijah Biama  – Representing Academia and  Duncan Ojwang – Representing Academia.

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Also appointed were Mumo Musuva – Representative from Nairobi City County and Grace Senewa Mesopirr — Representing the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

The members shall hold office for a term of three years renewable once based on performance.

The Commission shall be financed through funding allocated by the National Government and the Nairobi City County Government as well as donations.

According to the President, the commission has been tasked with reclaiming “the rivers of Nairobi as a spine to the city’s blue and green infrastructure for a better urban environment and quality of life.”

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“In particular reference to Nairobi River Basin Project (UNEP, 2000); Adopt-A-River Initiative (UNEP and Rotary Clubs, 2019–ongoing), Nairobi River Regeneration Initiative (UN-Habitat and GoK, 2020– ongoing); and Urban Rivers Regeneration Programme (NEMA, 2019 – 2024) and incorporate the lessons to the new initiative,” reads the Gazette Notice.

In order to implement lessons learned, the commission will also be expected to review earlier studies and suggestions made to reclaim the Nairobi River.

The president had previously stated that his dream was to clean up the squalor in Nairobi’s capital city and turn it into a place where people could enjoy living and businesses could flourish.

This would entail getting rid of sewage and any other effluents that were being dumped into the city’s rivers.