Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has signed a cooperation deal with the National Government at State House to collaborate on certain county functions. He emphasized this agreement is a collaboration, not a transfer of functions like the previous arrangement under the NMS.

• The previous NMS arrangement left the city with Sh16 billion in pending bills.
• The cooperation aims to address the demanding needs of Nairobi, a capital city with a population of close to 7 million residents.
• Governor Sakaja stated that the current equitable share and own-source revenue are insufficient for the city's needs.