NAIROBI, Kenya – Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that the government plans to increase Nairobi’s sub-counties from 11 to 17.
CS Murkomen said that the move is aimed at matching the number of constituencies to improve service delivery and equitable distribution of jobs and other opportunities.
“During recruitment exercises, be it of police, KDF, or others, you are all taken to a single place like City Stadium, which sees many youths fail to secure job opportunities despite being qualified,” CS Murkomen lamented.
When will the government implement the directive
He said that in the next one or two months, the government will ensure that there are additional sub-counties.
“As a government, we want every constituency to have its sub-county and a deputy county commissioner (DCC). We want to ensure equity during job recruitment exercises,” he explained.
Nairobi City County is divided into 17 sub-counties: Westlands, Dagoretti North, Dagoretti South, Lang’ata, Kibra, Roysambu, Kasarani, Ruaraka, Embakasi South, Embakasi Central, Embakasi North, Njiru, Starehe, Kamukunji, Makadara, Mathare, and Lang’ata.
To enhance service delivery and fair distribution of employment and other opportunities, we are increasing the number of sub-counties in Nairobi from 11 to 17, to match the number of constituencies.
CS Murkomen spoke on Friday, February 7, 2025, when he visited Mukuru kwa Reuben, Embakasi Sub-County, to inspect the ongoing cleaning and beautification of the Ngong River riparian corridor by youths from the area under the ClimateWorX program.
How ClimateWorX is transforming the Nairobi River
He confirmed that so far, 2 km of the river have been successfully rehabilitated pending the development of recreational facilities.
“The ClimateWorX program which was launched by President Ruto in September last year, is changing the fortunes of vulnerable youths in Nairobi while at the same time transforming the Nairobi River Basin into an important economic and recreational ecosystem,” said CS Murkomen.
Phase I of the program engaged 20,000 youths in Nairobi, and following its success, CS Murkomen disclosed that the government is in the process of expanding the number to 50,000.
“Plans are underway to roll out the program in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, and other major towns,” the CS said.
The Climate WorX Mtaani initiative seeks to provide a source of employment to thousands of jobless Kenyans across the country.
