The City Council of Nairobi Headquaters

Nairobi was made a Municipality in 1935 by a Charter given by the Queen of Britain before the independence of Kenya in 1963. City Council of Nairobi (CCN) was set up in 1952 and its function is to deliver services to the residents of Nairobi and maintain the City status of Nairobi. CCN derives its legal mandate from the Local Government Act (Cap 265) of the Laws of Kenya amongst other Acts of Parliament that augment its diverse core functions and priorities. These priorities are contained in various policy and planning documents such as the National Development Plans, Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and Economic Recovery Strategy (ERS) for Wealth and Employment Creation in the medium term and Kenya’s vision 2030 & the Millenium Development Goals (MDG’s) in the long term.

Mandate

To provide and manage basic social and physical infrastructure services to the residents of Nairobi. These services include basic education, housing, health, water and sewerage, refuse and garbage collection, planning and development control, urban public transport and fire services among others.

Vision

To be recognised as one of the most attractive cities of the world.

Mission

To facilitate coordinated development and improved service delivery to stimulate economic activity, high quality of life and become one of the most attractive cities of the world.

Our Range of services

We offer a wide range of services that include the provision of:

• Pre-primary and primary education
• Public health and sanitation.
• Environmental protection and management
• Roads drainage and security lighting
• Water supply and sewerage.
• Urban planning and development control
• Urban public transport management.
• Public housing
• Fire services
• Community development
• Enforcement of City By-Laws
• Burial of destitute persons and
• Provision of burial services and sites