The City Council of Nairobi was the local authority governing the city of Nairobi , Kenya . It was the largest of the 175 local Authorities in the country and was under direction of the Ministry of Local Government.
7-494: The chief executive of the city council was the town clerk and was appointed by the Minister of Local Government. The non-executive branch of the council was headed by the mayor. The town clerk oversaw the functions of 17 main and 4 sub committees whose members were city councillors. Each committee is chaired by one councillor. The committees meet at scheduled meetings and adopt proposals by consensus. The proposals then pass through
14-542: A full council for review. Proposals could only be approved as council resolutions by the Minister for Local Government having been reviewed by the full council. The main offices of the Nairobi City Council were located at City Hall Plaza on City Hall Way. City Hall was constructed in the 1950s. At that time it was the tallest building in Nairobi, with its clock tower standing at 165 ft high. The building
21-555: The Council: Rental Housing Sub-committee Property and Assets Sub-committee Works Sub-Committee Licensing Sub-Committee Street Naming Sub-Committee The city is divided into 8 divisions which also serve as Parliamentary Constituencies. Fifty-five city councillors were elected to represent wards in the 8 divisions. The councillors were elected by registered voters to serve five-year terms, after which they would seek re-election. After
28-630: The city was headed by the Mayor who oversaw the functions of the following committees. 1. General Purposes Committee 2. Education Committee 3. Social Services committee 4. Staff Committee 5. Public Health Committee 6. Water and Sewerage Committee 7. Internal Committee 8. Environment Committee 9. Works Committee 10. Inspectorate Committee 11. Town Planning Committee 12. Housing Development Committee 13. Joint Workers Committee 14. Joint Staff Committee 15. Finance Committee 16. Tender Committee 17. LASDAP Committee. Sub-committees of
35-514: The elections, the party with the majority of councillors got to nominate 12 councillors, while the minority party nominates 8 councillors. The mayor and deputy mayor were elected by the councillors to serve a two-year term, after which they could also seek reelection. The City Council of Nairobi was responsible for providing services such as housing, healthcare facilities, primary education, emergency response, waste collection, water and sanitation among other services. Most residents however, feel that
42-968: The provision of essential services like water, sewer and public safety. The First African Town Clerk of Nairobi is Lewis Wilkinson Kimani Waiyaki (Barrister at Law - Lincoln's Inn). The Executive branch of the city was headed by the town clerk. He oversaw the functions of the following: Most of these structures have changed. 1. Director - Public Health Department 2. Director - City Inspectorate Department 3. Director Environment Department 4. Assistant Director - Town Clerk’s Department 5. City Treasurer- City Treasury Department 6. City Engineer – City Engineer’s Department 7. Director- Education Department 8. Director -City Planning Department 9. Director -Housing Development Department 10. Director -Human Resource Department 11. Director – Procurement 12. Director -Legal Services 13. Director Investigations and Information Analysis—General Manager – Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company. The policy formulation branch of
49-597: Was expanded in 1981 with the addition of the 13-storey City Hall Annex. In 1963 after Kenya achieved independence, the Nairobi Urban District Council, NUDC or simply UDC, became the City Council of Nairobi (CCN). The Council was created by an act of Parliament, Cap 265 of the Laws of Kenya to provide services to residents of the city. Among other functions, the City Council was responsible for
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