In an effort to enhance talent, skills development, and social care, the Nairobi County Government has launched an ambitious initiative to construct new social halls across the county.
Nairobi County Executive Committee Member for Talents, Skills Development, and Social Care, Rosemary Kariuki, announced that the county plans to build four new social halls. These will be located in Gatina Ward, Mabatini Ward, Umoja 1 Primary School, and the Dandora II Youth Complex.
“In addition to these, we have ongoing projects at Kahawa West and the Mwiki Multi-Storey Social Hall,” Kariuki confirmed.
The new social halls will be comprehensive facilities designed to serve a variety of community needs, including:
- Offices
- Meeting rooms
- Washrooms, including facilities for the disabled, and changing rooms
- Safe spaces for children, youth, and the community at large
- A kitchen area
Governor Johnson Sakaja emphasized the importance of community engagement in the development of these spaces.
“We want to involve the young people in these communities in describing the spaces they’d like and the activities they want to engage in,” Sakaja said. “We want those engagements so that they can own the spaces from utility and activity design.”
Currently, Nairobi County manages 29 social halls. Some of these include:
- Mbotela – Makadara Sub-county
- Jericho – Makadara
- Lumumba – Makadara
- Bahati – Makadara
- Kaloleni – Makadara
- Shauri Moyo – Kamukunji
- Pumwani – Kamukunji
- Mathare North – Ruaraka
- Kariokor – Starehe
- Muthurwa – Starehe
- Kariobangi North – Embakasi North
- Dandora I – Embakasi North
- Dandora II – Embakasi North
- Dandora III – Embakasi North
- Dandora IV – Embakasi North
- Kabiro – Dagoretti North
- Kayole II – Embakasi Central
- Embakasi – Embakasi East
- Soweto – Embakasi East
- Kabiro – Dagoretti North
- Karen – Lang’ata
- Ngong Road – Kibra
- Joseph Kang’ethe – Kibra
- Waithaka – Dagoretti North
- Kangemi – Westlands
- Mugumoini – Lang’ata
- Saika – Kasarani
- Eastleigh – Kamkunji
- Uhuru – Embakasi West
These facilities will be managed by county officials, specifically Assistant Welfare Officers, together with community representatives. “They will oversee the daily operations and ensure that the facilities serve the community effectively,” Sakaja said.
Nairobi County’s commitment to developing social halls marks a significant step towards enhancing community engagement, promoting talent, and providing essential social care services. “The new and ongoing projects promise to create safe, inclusive spaces that cater to the diverse needs of Nairobi’s residents,” Sakaja reiterated.
