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 revealed the details cooperation agreement between the National Government and the Nairobi City County Government. In a statement, Ruto said the his administration signed a Ksh 80 billion agreement with Governor Johnson Sakaja to make the capital city more livable, secure, and efficient for the 4.4 million residents. In the agreement,
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