Cancel Ruto, Sakaja agreement, says Senate
The Senate has now called for the suspension of the Sh80 billion cooperation agreement between the National Government and Nairobi City County Government, saying that it is undermining devolution...
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The Kenyan Senate has called for the suspension of a Sh80 billion cooperation agreement between the National Government and the Nairobi City County Government. The Senate committee argues the deal undermines devolution.
- The agreement is valued at Sh80 billion.
- The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, chaired by Mohamed Abbas, is leading the call for suspension.
- The committee cited pending issues that arose during their analysis of the agreement as a reason for its suspension.
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