It will cost one a six-month jail term or Sh10,000 fine if found spitting on a footpath in Nairobi county if a Bill tabled at the assembly sails through. The Nairobi City County Public Nuisance Bill 2020 has already been tabled before the house. According to the sponsor of the bill, Riruta MCA James Kiriba, the laws are expected to replace the Nairobi City Council by-laws that have been overtaken by events following devolution. In September 2017, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko reached out to MCAs to amend and repeal by-laws that have crippled the city's growth. "These laws have also provided a fertile ground for corruption to thrive among the employees of the county," Sonko added.

Source: The Star October 14, 2020 20:14 UTC