“Mtatembea!” Governor Sonko Warns ‘Lazy’ Nairobians

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Nairobi governor Mike Sonko  has warned Nairobians that the city is not a place for lazy people. He said the only way to decongest the city is for people to walk to CBD.

Speaking during a KCB graduation ceremony on Thursday, Sonko said 1km is not too much for the youth to walk to the Central Business District.

“Those who walked to the CBD because of the matatu ban in the CBD, this is just a step forward… Walking is an exercise and you will still walk. Even in Rwanda, people walk,” he said.

“We will only look after the pregnant women, elderly and the physically challenged. For the youth, you must walk. From Muthurwa or any other place to the CBD is only 1km…I will not allow laziness.”

Sonko said Nairobi is Kenya’s international city and must be made to mirror that.

“Let me be a one-term governor but I will not leave Nairobi the way I found it. There will be politics during the day and they [politicians] will sleep at night,” he said.

The city was brought to a stand still on Monday, when Sonko’s decision to ban Matatus from the CBD was effected. Some people had to walk for as long as 5 kms. The governor suspended the ban on Tuesday to pave way for more consultations.

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But it seems, he is about to come back stronger.

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