Senator Nyamu threatens to strip naked in push for better life in slums

By Peter Ochieng

Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has threatened to use unorthodox means, in push to have people living in slums to enjoy better livelihoods.

The vocal legislature threatened to lead women from Nairobi slums to strip naked in the streets of need be, for the plight of slum dwellers to be addressed.

Nyamu, nominated on president William Ruto's United Democtratic Alliance (UDA) party spoke on Wednesday in Senate, while supporting a bill tabled to advocate for increase of finds to support people living in slums.

She said they should, henceforth, be known as marginalised areas.

“We have been crying as Nairobi for these slum dwellers and we have been ignored over the years and are going to result even to unorthodox means."

"As Nairobi women in Laini Saba, Kiboro, Mji wa Huruma, we’re going to undress in this town if that is what it takes to be heard so that we get the attention of these policy makers and this House and the legislators. Nairobi is not a rich county; just because we are the seat of government and we have rich estates does not mean we are rich," stated Senator Nyamu.

“Just like governor Wavinya Ndeti said that Kambas have their own ways of solving things, Nairobi we are going to find a way of solving this thing and having the slum dwellers recognized by the highest office and this country."

Nyamu said the same way Nairobi has posh estates like Muthaiga and Karen, it is home to slums where majority of city dwellers reside.

“Nairobi has been assumed to be a rich county. Just because we have rich estates like Karen and Muthaiga, we ignore the slum dwellers of Nairobi. Nairobi is the home of big slums like Kibera, Mathare, Korogocho, Kayabas and Silanga."

“I want this House to recognize these regions as marginalised because they are marginalised…just because they neighbour Karen or Muthaiga or other rich estates does not mean they should be ignored. They are not children of a lesser God," added Senator Nyamu.