- Sakaja said the recovered parcels of land will soon be utilised by the county.
- The county boss said he would reward and honour warriors of grabbed land
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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has revealed that his administration has recovered at least 600 parcels of land that had been grabbed.
The governor on Monday asked Nairobi residents to be vigilant against private developers seeking to illegally take over public land across the city.
Speaking when he launched Nairobi's first-ever eye hospital in Umoja II, Sakaja said the recovered parcels of land will soon be utilised by the county.
"We have recovered around 600 parcels of land which we shall soon hand over to the people of Nairobi to build hospitals and schools," Sakaja said.
The Mama Lucy Eye Hospital, Umoja Annex, is the first public facility of its kind that will be offering dedicated and affordable eye care to Nairobi residents.
Most of the eye hospitals and clinics are privately owned.
The governor has warned that his administration will not spare land grabbers and declared a ruthless war against them across the capital city.
Sakaja has stepped up efforts to resolve cases where private developers have illegally settled on public land and reverted the parcels back to the county government.
"I want to ask the people of Nairobi not to allow anybody to grab their land, stand firm and protect your land," he said.
The county boss said he would reward and honour warriors of grabbed land and those who have stepped out to defend public land.
"Soon we shall have an opportunity to recognise and reward those who fight against land grabbing in the county,'' the governor said.
The governor lauded the Green Army, a group of youths working under his administration to mitigate the effects of heavy rains.
He said that for the first time, areas that experience flooding within the city have been safe havens after the Green Army unclogged all drainages.
"I want to thank the green army which has ensured that for the first there is no flooding in areas that usually experience floods because running water is flowing freely,'' he said.
"For the first time, many places that are floods prone, places where cars will get stuck like South C, University Way, Westlands and Kileleshwa are not experiencing any threats."
The governor asked the youths working under the Green Army to continue working hard even as he promised to ensure that they receive their stipend within time.
Sakaja at the same time said he will continue to deploy Chief Executive Officers to all health facilities across the city saying his strategy is paying off.
This is as he lauded the leadership of the health facilities including the Chief Officer Geofrey Mosiria for a 'job well done'.
"I am happy for your vision, and I have full confidence in you," Sakaja said.
After deploying CEOs to all Level Five hospitals across the city, Sakaja said his administration will now focus on the Level Four facilitates.
"We will ensure that we have administrators who ensure that residents who seek healthcare get services,'' he said.
Sakaja also said he will embrace a bipartisan approach in dealing with Members of the County Assembly because of the need to serve the people.
''We were all elected by the same people, we are all one family, and I will work with all of you irrespective of party affiliations,'' he said.