Why Nairobi Risks Returning to NMS Era
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered the setting up of the NMS in 2020...
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A group of Kenyan lawmakers has urged Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and Members of the Nairobi County Assembly (MCAs) to resolve their grievances through dialogue, warning that an impeachment battle could return Nairobi to the era of the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS).
- MPs commended President William Ruto and Raila Odinga for intervening to persuade MCAs to drop a motion.
- Led by Mathare MP Antony Oluoch, the lawmakers cautioned that renewed impeachment calls could stall Nairobi's development, potentially forcing the national government to intervene as it did with the NMS during former Governor Mike Sonko's impeachment.
- The leaders emphasized using the agreed-upon 60-day window for dialogue, citing Article 187 of the Kenyan Constitution, 2010, as the legal framework for transferring county functions to the national government if necessary.
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