Inside Uhuru plan to take capital under state’s wing
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa (left) and Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko during the signing of the Deed of Transfer of Functions at State House in Nairobi. Seated in the background is President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The Bill, proposed by then Senate deputy Speaker and Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura, sought to place Nairobi under the national government
With a stroke of the pen, President Kenyatta had quietly implemented part of Senator Gitura’s bill proposals, without seeking any constitutional amendment.
Gen Badi to sit in the cabinet, which saw him last Thursday take an oath of secrecy as required for all persons who attend Cabinet meetings
Last week’s elevation of Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) Director-General Mohamed Badi to the Cabinet was the last step by President Uhuru Kenyatta in implementing the 2017 proposed bill to make Nairobi a ministry.
The Bill, proposed by then Senate deputy Speaker and Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura, sought to place Nairobi under the national government in an attempt to streamline the city’s management, as President Kenyatta tried to balance politics with service delivery.
