Kenyan government in another bid to raid Nairobi city functions

From left: Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, President William Ruto, and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja at the County Assembly Forum Annual General Meeting held at KICC, Nairobi.

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When Kenya’s Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) was established in March 2020 to take over key functions in Nairobi County, it seemed like a one-off move.

However, six years later, President William Ruto’s administration is introducing a different version of NMS. This week, the two entities signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday, sparking immediate controversy.