City Hall crackdown: 31 building owners face arrest over repainting defiance

At least 31 building owners in Nairobi’s Central Business District are facing arrest and prosecution for defying City Hall’s directive to repaint their premises. The landlord of the Easy Coach building has already been arrested and is set to be arraigned. According to the CBD Repainting Progress Report, 19 cases have been approved for prosecution, with 28 others under review. Out of 158 buildings issued with notices, only 41 have complied, while 34 are repainting.