The High Court has heightened a court challenge against the recently signed cooperation agreement between the national government and the Nairobi County, with the court certifying the case as urgent and fixing it for expedited hearing. In directions issued on Wednesday 18, Justice Bahati Mwamuye directed that the petition challenging the agreement be heard on
President William Ruto has sought to clarify the ongoing transfer of functions in Nairobi, stressing that the move does not dilute the county government’s authority but aims to bolster national support for the capital. “I have no interest in running the city of Nairobi. My hands are full,” Ruto told reporters, asserting that the city’s
By Dr. Luchetu Likaka – Researcher and Political Analyst There is a Kikuyu proverb that says, “The one who laughs at a funeral will soon dig his own grave.” In Nairobi today, that proverb is walking in a suit and tie. Yesterday’s agreement between President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, where key county