National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has summoned the Inspector General (IG) Douglas Kanja to answer questions on the dumping of garbage outside Stima Plaza.
The speaker on Wednesday, 27th February 2025, directed the Parliamentary Committee Chairperson Gabriel Koshal Tongoyo to summon Kanja after the Members of Parliament condemned the actions by the Nairobi County Government.
He termed the actions as ‘criminal and abuse of law’.
Wetangula faulted Kanja for avoiding a firm stance on the matter, arguing that it would publicize criminal behaviour where goons can be allowed to act outside the law.
“Ole Tongoyo, we shall not allow this country to be reduced to a wild-waste behaviour where you disagree with somebody and you send goons and hooligans to go and sort out your mess. That is not Kenya, you must stop it. I direct you to summon the IG to find out why no action has been taken against this publicized criminal behaviour by the City Government of Nairobi,” the speaker said.
“These are criminal offences committed under the Environmental Law, Health Act, Pinal Code and several other acts of Parliament,” he added.
The Parliamentary Committee Chairperson responded by stating that the IG would be required to appear before the House on Thursday next week.
The motion to summon Kanja came after the Minority Leader Junet Mohammed and Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah called out Nairobi County and Kanja for overseeing the garbage dump.
They argued that if the irresponsible behaviour was not addressed, nothing would stop the County government from dumping waste outside homes in the name of unpaid water bills.
