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The 50 million shillings a month in Nairobi raised a new stench as two groups fought yesterday in a pitched battle
Police were called to quell the chaos that broke out after two groups sought to The battle to control the city's lucrative toilet trade has sucked in Governor Mike Sonko, who has promised to take charge of them to provide free services to city residents.
to bring 68 public toilets into the CBD to the county government to facilitate operations and management.
The mayor has accused officials of the facilities of corruption and mismanagement.
Toilet operators charge Sh10 users, but Larry Wambua, environmental manager in Nairobi, says the county will take over the management and contract a private company to run all the toilets.
"There are a lot of toilets in Nairobi varies depending on the location. Some make Sh20, 000 and others Sh40,000 every day, "said Wambua.
The Nairobi CBD has 68 public toilets, 17 in densely populated areas and 51 in sparsely populated areas. 19659002] The fees charged in the 17 toilets amount to 680,000 shillings per day and 20.4 million shillings per month.An estimated 68 out of the 68 toilets in the city collect about 1.9 million shillings a day. shillings a day, about 56.8 million shillings a month and more than 680 million shillings a year.
The other 51 toilets fetch Sh1 .02 million a day, which equals 30.6 million shillings per month
Wambua defended the mayor's initiative to claim the toilets, claiming that it would protect residents from constant conflict between different groups.
He said next week the county would put a advertising to allow the competitive bidding call so that only one company could take over the management.
"In the next two or three months, the toilets will be in a single form contracted by the county government to provide free services." The head of the city's inspection department, Peter Mbaya, said People Daily that the move would help provide uninterrupted free services to residents
Residents who sought to use public toilets were forced to look for alternate facilities while security officers cordoned off their homes.
The row between two rival groups caught unawares many users, including traders and early risers rushing to work.
A group armed with a court order sought to take back control of another who had taken over the management of the facilities.
The toilets of OTC, Muthurwa, Machakos bus station and the bus station remained inaccessible throughout the morning, which made it difficult for potential users.
Kenya's Public Toilet Operators Association president, Tom Makale, said some young people had illegally seized the toilet, prompting them to seek redress.
Meanwhile, Vesca Kangogo, head of the county devolution bureau, announced that a state-of-the-art 168 million shillings fire station at Embakasi West would be operational in April of next year.
"This is the only fire station built in post-independence Kenya.The locals will have access to potable water from a local borehole, as not all water will not be used to make fire, "she said.
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