Nairobi governor Evans Kidero has
directed the Parking Department to
arrest street boys who charge for
parking space in Nairobi. When giving
the directive, Kidero said the street
boys are "impersonators who collect
parking revenue as though they are
council officers".
Speaking to the Star, the officer-in-
charge of the department Tom Tinega
said he has already put together a
special unit to rid the city of this
menace.
“We have formed a team of ten
officers. They will patrol the Central
Business District and city estates to
ensure no motorist is harassed while
trying to park or exit from designated
parking spaces,” he said.
By yesterday, a total of ten parking
boys had been arrested on various
streets within the Central Business
District and were due to be charged at
the City Court later in the afternoon.
“These boys have become a nuisance.
They harass and vandalise vehicles of
motorists who refuse to comply with
their extortion demands and even
convert public parking spaces into car
wash zones," Tinega said.
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