Relief for CBD building owners as City Hall waives painting fees
The move is part of ongoing efforts to restore order and cleanliness in the city and is expected to encourage landlords to comply with a 90-day directive to repaint their buildings.
Building owners in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) have been offered relief after Governor Johnson Sakaja announced the waiver of painting permit fees for their properties.
The move is part of ongoing efforts to restore order and cleanliness in the city and is expected to encourage landlords to comply with a 90-day directive to repaint their buildings.
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Speaking during a meeting with sub-county and ward administrators at Charter Hall, Nairobi, Sakaja confirmed the waiver, urging building owners to repaint their buildings within the 90-day timeline outlined in a recent notice.
"We have waived the painting permit fees to enable landlords to paint their buildings within the 90 days, as the notice issued yesterday stated," he said.
The waiver also applies to several key areas within Nairobi, including the CBD, Westlands Shopping Centre, Upper Hill, and parts of Ngara.
This directive is part of a larger cleanup campaign by the Governor's administration to restore the city's image.
"This is the year of order. Nairobi needs to be clean, and together we can achieve that," Sakaja said.
New policies
Going further, the County Chief also called on administrators, planners, environmental officers, and engineers to ensure the success of newly enacted policies.
"It is each individual's responsibility to ensure the implementation of recently enacted policies, including the removal of illegal signage, mandatory repainting of city buildings within 90 days, ongoing clean-up exercises, and improved waste management," he said.
Effective Tuesday, building owners with properties within the Westlands, Upper Hill, and Ngara areas were ordered to repaint their buildings within the next 90 days.
The order, announced by the County Chief Officer for Public Planning, Patrick Analo, included not only the central business district (CBD) but also areas like Westlands and Upper Hill, which are crucial business hubs in Nairobi. Upper Hill hosts numerous government offices, including those of the Ministry of Health, Transport, and the Kenya National Library.
The directive also extended to the Ngara area, considered part of Nairobi's downtown CBD.
Affected developers would need to repaint their buildings within 90 days or face legal consequences.
The order included properties along key roads such as Uhuru Highway, Haile Selassie Avenue, University Way, and Kirinyaga Road.
The 90-day deadline is in line with the Public Health Act, which mandates that local governments address public nuisances like deteriorating building facades.
Landlords in the affected zones must comply with the repainting order or face legal action after the notice expires.
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