Sifuna Warns Sakaja Ahead of Agreement Signing At State House
This is the second time the Nairobi County Government has been transferred to the National Government, with the last time it happened being under Mike Mbuvi Sonko in 2020, during the leadership of Uhuru Kenyatta...
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Nairobi County Senator Edwin Sifuna has issued a strong warning to Governor Johnson Sakaja regarding a planned Cooperation Agreement between the National Government and the Nairobi City County Government, scheduled for signing at State House on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 3:00 PM.
- Sifuna expressed surprise and questioned why Nairobi residents and county leadership were not consulted, stating, "Any unconstitutional clawback to devolution shall be strenuously resisted."
- The signing ceremony is confirmed by a media invite for February 17, 2026.
- Governor Sakaja previously dismissed claims of transferring county functions, citing the costly 2020 Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) arrangement that resulted in Ksh16 billion in pending bills.
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