High Court Declines to Suspend Ruto–Sakaja Cooperation Deal
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The High Court has declined to suspend the implementation of the cooperation deal between the National Government and Nairobi County.
The judge instead ordered an expedited hearing and directed the parties to file submissions.
Reacting to the development, Stephen Moreri issued a sharp critique of the judiciary, stating: “Courts have never been for Kenyans. They are for the state machinery. Always against Kenyans.”
Eveleen Mitei, acting Chief Executive Officer of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), weighed in on the ruling, observing: “The High Court declining to suspend implementation means the cooperation agreement between national and Nairobi County governments remains in force for now. An expedited hearing ensures the legal issues raised will be resolved quickly. Both levels of government are still expected to operate within the law during implementation. Ultimately, the court’s final ruling will determine the legality of the arrangement.”
What The Nairobi –National Government Cooperation Deal Entails
The disputed cooperation framework between the two levels of government is understood to be part of ongoing intergovernmental coordination under Kenya’s devolved system established by the Constitution of 2010 and operationalised through the Intergovernmental Relations Act, 2012.
According to institutional frameworks by the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) and the Council of Governors, such agreements are designed to streamline service delivery in areas of shared mandate, particularly where functions overlap or require joint financing.
In Nairobi’s case, the cooperation arrangement is widely reported to focus on key urban services including road maintenance, public transport infrastructure support, waste management coordination, and health service delivery support between county facilities and national referral systems.
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The agreement is also linked to efforts to resolve longstanding jurisdictional disputes that intensified after the dissolution of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) in 2022, which had previously taken over several county functions under a presidential directive.
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