Cleaning Nairobi River, must represent the greatest environmental effort that we can pursue in Nairobi. One team is a step ahead of us. This team, Komb Green Solutions, has selected a large section of the river in Korogocho and worked tirelessly to reclaim it. Their efforts go beyond cleaning the river; they have erected garbions on the river edge to mitigate soil erosion into the river, they have cleared the banks of waste and debris, they have planted trees, grass and flowers at the banks and transformed the banks it into an island of captivating beauty. This is particularly strategic as the surrounding community can immediately see the benefits of the transformation. It is this community awareness, community engagement, and community buy-in that will unlock successful restoration of Nairobi River which has been very elusive until now. While a number of high-level efforts to restore the river continue at the county, national and international level, we must never lose sight of the indispensability, centrality and force of the community grassroots efforts. This efforts have the potential to be replicated all along the river with massive impact at low cost.