Nairobi County Chief Environment Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has urged parents with missing children to reach out to him with details.
In a statement on Sunday, June 22, Mosiria stated that these details would help him identify them amid the barrage of street children in Nairobi as he continues his quest to clear out street families in the city.
"To all parents or guardians with missing children, please share the details with me (WhatsApp +254 799 497 854 ), some of them could be among the street families we are engaging with, and we may be able to help trace them," he stated.
He further relayed that he had reconnected three such street families with their families upcountry on Friday, June 20. According to Mosiria, just transport alone for these families had cost him Ksh5,000.
He also alluded to feeding 36 other such families residing along Aga Khan Walk as he sought to know what circumstances led to their homeless situation.
"Among them were three young girls who expressed a desire to go back to school. I will be linking them with well-wishers who have the heart and are willing to support their return to education," Mosiria stated
As such, he asked Kenyans willing to chip in and help support these families to also reach him at his email or visit his offices on the third floor of City Hall Annex.
According to Mosiria, this latest push to remove street families from Nairobi streets is a part of the broader plan to not only decongest the city but also restore hygiene.
Some of these dwellers reportedly dump garbage and items they use as bedding carelessly, thus derailing the county's effort to clean the city.
Over the past few weeks, Mosiria has been working towards helping these families leave the streets and reconcile with their families upcountry.
In his quest, however, he had admitted to facing several challenges, including opposition from families who refuse to leave the city and even being scammed by such parents.
In a recent exercise in the city, he came across a woman with a child and offered to pay for her transport back home in Kakamega. When he left, however, the woman offered to split the fare with the driver and remain in Nairobi instead, something he has now discovered is a ruse to extort money from Kenyans.
