Mosiria confronts man crossing road in earphones, orders him to choose punishment
By Paulette Mboga, August 11, 2026Nairobi County Chief Officer for Citizen Engagement and Customer Service Geoffrey Mosiria confronted a man who was crossing the road while wearing earphones and ordered him to choose between being taken to court or collecting litter.
Mosiria questioned the man over why he had ignored the footbridge and crossed the busy road instead. He then told him to pick one of the options he had given him.
“Unavuka barabara ukiwa umevaa earphones? Ile kitu umewekea nani? wewe? Na nini inapita hapa, gari. Wewe ni gari?” Mosiria said on Monday, August 10, 2026.
Mosiria then told the man that he had two options after being stopped while crossing the road. He said the man could either be arrested and taken to court or collect litter as a form of punishment.
The man was then directed to join others who were already collecting rubbish.
“Okota uchafu na wale. Mambo ni mawili. Ushikwe uwekwe ndani ama upelekwe kortini au uokote uchafu unachagua gani?” Mosiria said.
Mosiria continues footbridge crackdown
The incident came as Mosiria continued his crackdown against pedestrians who ignore footbridges and cross busy roads at dangerous points. He returned to the Nyayo Stadium Roundabout along Mombasa Road on Friday, August 7, 2026, a day after launching a similar operation in the area. During the earlier operation, pedestrians caught avoiding the footbridge were ordered to collect litter.
Mosiria said the number of pedestrians ignoring the footbridge had reduced significantly following the arrests and punishment carried out on Thursday. He described the reduction as an encouraging sign that the intervention was beginning to have an effect. However, he said some pedestrians were still crossing the busy road despite having a designated footbridge.
“I am in Mombasa Road, the Nyayo Roundabout, here where there is a footbridge. And yesterday we arrested some people. And today there are not so many who are not using the footbridge, which is okay,” Mosiria said.
Mosiria said the continued operation was meant to discourage pedestrians from ignoring the footbridge and taking shortcuts across the road. He explained that the action was also intended to remind people about the dangers of crossing at points where vehicles are moving. He said he hoped the punishment would serve as a lesson to others.
“And I hope this will be a lesson for many people,” Mosiria said.