Shock over dirty state of Nairobi Kiosk selling smochas, kebabs & eggs

In a video that has since gone viral, the Nairobi Environment chief officer Geoffrey Mosiria exposed the shocking environment which the owner prepares the street foods that are considered a delicacy among many Kenyans. 

From dirty utensils, pans, to recycling cooking oil, the small kiosk was littered with waste. 

Mosiria said that such an environment can harbour a variety of diseases which poses a huge health risk to the customers. 

He noted that the county officials had conducted an impromptu inspection a few days prior and warned the owner to close and clean the kiosk before reopening. 

They were, however, shocked to find the business in the same dirty state days later. 

“We recently came to this facility and found that the environment is dirty and spoke to the owner to clean the place because our job is not to close a business but to facilitate their work,” he said. 

We told him to close for three days and clean the place because they have a lot of customers. He agreed to the request. Today, we returned to monitor whether he complied and found the place as it was before.”

Mosiria said the county would close the business to ensure the business owner complies with the health standards and maintains a clean environment. 

He also noted that this would serve as a lesson to other business owners who deal with food to ensure they keep hygienic standards. 

“As the county government, we won’t allow one person to destroy millions of people’s health. We must take action according to the law that will make the owner cleans the business to make it conducive,” he added. 

The county officer also urged Kenyans to report hotels and kiosks that operate in dirty environments, promising to continue with the impromptu inspections across the county. 

The video has since trended online, causing rage and panic among Kenyans who often enjoy street food. 

"It's about time city council started working and doing these random inspections. Kudos.

"I don't think there would be a sane person who would eat street food in Nairobi after watching this video. 

"The service area and a kitchen should be separated by a transparent glass wall. Customers should see how their food is prepared and handled," read some of the comments online.