By Collins Omulo, NAIROBI Kenya
The Kenya national government has taken over the running of
Nairobi County amid uncertainty at City Hall.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka witness as Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Devolution minister Eugene Wamalwa sign deal on February 25, 2020 at State House. |
In what State House termed
one of a kind landmark agreement, Governor of Nairobi, Mike Sonko on Tuesday
handed over key functions of the county government to the national government
pursuant to Article 187 of the Constitution.
The functions include
county health services, transport services, county public works, utilities and
ancillary services as well as county government planning and development.
“This will ensure
Nairobi residents receive services efficiently. The move comes as a
breakthrough in the running of county services that had ground to a halt,” said
a statement from State House spokesperson Kanze Dena-Mararo.
The meeting was chaired
by Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, in concurrence with President
Kenyatta.
There has been a crisis
at City Hall after Sonko was barred from office by a court last year following
his arrest over a Sh357 million graft case.
Ward Representatives
have been up in arms over what they termed deterioration of services in the
capital city.
The Members of County
Assembly (MCAs) also decried dwindling revenue collection, poor state of roads
in the city, poor waste management and lack of medicine in city hospitals.
The MCAs are planning
to impeach Sonko. - Daily Nation
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