Moses Wetang'ula, the Speaker of the National Assembly, is telling a House committee to call police boss Douglas Kanja to explain why he hasn't taken action against Nairobi County officials. These officials dumped garbage at Kenya Power offices, and Wetang'ula wants to know why Kanja hasn't done anything about it.
Wetang'ula says the country will not be allowed to become a place where people can just send thugs to cause trouble whenever they disagree with someone. He is directing the committee to summon the Inspector General of Police to find out why no action has been taken against the county government's behavior. Committee chairperson Gabriel Tongoyo says he will call the Inspector General to appear before the committee next Thursday.
Wetang'ula claims the county has committed many crimes, including breaking nuisance laws, environmental laws, and the Health Act. He says up to 10 different laws have been broken in this one incident. Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja says the incident was unfortunate and promises to handle the matter internally.
The trouble started when Kenya Power cut off electricity to some county facilities because the county hadn't paid its electricity bill. The county responded by cutting off the water supply to Kenya Power offices and saying that Kenya Power owed them money for using public land. Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah says the county's actions are criminal and the police should take action. He wonders what would happen if people who are owed money by the county started dumping garbage outside City Hall.
Minority Leader Junet Mohamed says the county must say sorry and promise not to do this again. He asks what would stop the county from dumping garbage outside anyone's house if they have a dispute. Mohamed thinks the county needs to find a better way to resolve conflicts instead of using threats and intimidation.
Wetang'ula says the country will not be allowed to become a place where people can just send thugs to cause trouble whenever they disagree with someone. He is directing the committee to summon the Inspector General of Police to find out why no action has been taken against the county government's behavior. Committee chairperson Gabriel Tongoyo says he will call the Inspector General to appear before the committee next Thursday.
Wetang'ula claims the county has committed many crimes, including breaking nuisance laws, environmental laws, and the Health Act. He says up to 10 different laws have been broken in this one incident. Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja says the incident was unfortunate and promises to handle the matter internally.
The trouble started when Kenya Power cut off electricity to some county facilities because the county hadn't paid its electricity bill. The county responded by cutting off the water supply to Kenya Power offices and saying that Kenya Power owed them money for using public land. Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah says the county's actions are criminal and the police should take action. He wonders what would happen if people who are owed money by the county started dumping garbage outside City Hall.
Minority Leader Junet Mohamed says the county must say sorry and promise not to do this again. He asks what would stop the county from dumping garbage outside anyone's house if they have a dispute. Mohamed thinks the county needs to find a better way to resolve conflicts instead of using threats and intimidation.
