We will not leave, toilers operators tell Sonko after the order of exit

Toilet operators challenged the county government 's opinion to stop operating the facilities.

The 48-hour notice released on Friday expired Sunday. "Please note that according to our records, you do not have a public toilet agreement", reads the notice signed by general manager David Makori environment.

"The governor has given a directive that all public toilets must be recovered from private operators in the county, according to what the government is considering on how best to manage them," Makori said. Yesterday, private operators were still operating the facilities and residents were still paying.

Last Wednesday, Governor Mike Sonko said services would be free.

He said the facilities are run by cartels that do not care about residents, adding that there are frequent fights and sneaky deals between managers.

The governor reaffirmed the decision during a cleanup at Kayole on Saturday, saying his administration will hire a private company to manage the facilities.

"My government is able and will handle all the expenses in a contract that will soon be signed," said Sonko. The president of the Kenya Toilet Operators Association, Tom Makale, said he would stay put.

He accused the county of ignoring a court order. Makale said that they will continue to run the toilets because "we have invested a lot in these toilets." "We have three court orders that have been issued by different judges.

The first was published in 2006, the other in 2015 and the other this year, to prevent the county from interfering with our activities, "he said. [19659003"Thegovernornevertoldusabouthowwefunctionwhoweareandwhetherwepayfeestothecounty"MajorityLeaderAbdiGuyohoweverurgedthegovernortoallowtheyouthtomanagetherestroomtocreatejobsInMarchyoungrivalscompetedforcontrolofatoiletatOTCinthecentralbusinessdistrict

Operator Sammy Karanja said they would not leave the premises. only by order of the court

"There is something we call the rule of law. You can not operate somewhere for 18 years, someone who will come to ask you to leave within 48 hours, unless that person has an interest, "he said. 1999 following a public-private partnership between the now-defunct city council and the Nairobi Central Business District Association.

There are about 150 public toilets in the city. Twelve of them – Kenya Cooperative Planters Union, OTC, General Post Office, Kirinyaga Road, Accra Road, Globe Cinema, National Archives and five others at Uhuru Park – are in the CBD and the rest are on the stairs.

by NCBDA and others by the Constituency Development Fund.

Today's lost council has mainly built toilets in the markets. The director of the environment, Larry Wambua, said the operators did not have a contract with the county to manage the facilities.

He denied the existence of an active judicial ruling preventing the county from taking over the management of facilities.

"We have given two days' notice, but that does not mean that we will immediately take control of the toilets," he said. We are recruiting a contractor to manage the facilities and once that is done, we will inform them again before taking them, "he said.